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Volatile compounds of Polygala senega L. var. latifolia Torrey et Gray roots
Author(s) -
Hayashi Shuichi,
Kameoka Hiromu
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.2730100408
Subject(s) - chemistry , hexanal , hexanoic acid , maltol , food science , organic chemistry
The composition of the essential oil from roots of Polygala senega L. var. latifolia Torrey et Gray grown in Canada has been investigated by GC, IR, 1 H‐NMR and GC‐MS. The oil contained over 230 components: 53.4% of the oil was made up of carboxylic acids. The main components were hexanoic acid (33.6%), methyl salicylate (26.5%), n ‐hexanal (5.3%) and o ‐cresol (3.5%).