Open AccessChemical constituents of essential oils from aerial parts of Adenosma capitatum and Limnophila aromatica
Author(s) -
Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan,
Farhana Akter,
Jasim Uddin Chowdhury,
Jaripa Begum
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bangladesh journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.385
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1991-0088
pISSN - 1991-007X
DOI - 10.3329/bjp.v5i1.4019
Subject(s) - limonene , essential oil , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , chemistry , mass spectrometry , chromatography
The essential oils were isolated by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of Adenosma capitatum and Limnophila aromatica and were analyzed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Forty six and thirty components were identified, representing 98.8% and 99.3% of the total oils respectively. Oil of A. capitatum rich in limonene (24.74%), fenchone (21.59%) and 2-carene (17.64%). On the other hand, L. aromatica rich in Z-ocimene (39.21%), terpinolene (17.24%) and camphor (12.89%)