Essential Oil Composition of Gmelina arborea Roxb., Verbenaceae, From Nigeria
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH, vol.21, no.3, pp.264-266, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 21 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1080/10412905.2009.9700165
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.264-266
- Keywords: Gmelina arborea, Verbenaceae, essential oil composition, (Z)-3-hexenol, IRIDOID GLYCOSIDES, HEARTWOOD
- Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The chemical composition of the fruit oil of Gmelina arborea Roxb., Verbenaceae, was examined by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). One hundred components were identified which accounted for 92.7% of the oil including 24 trace compounds. The ubiquitous terpenes occurred in lesser amount. The fruit oil was characterized by the abundance of (Z)-3-hexenol (17.9%), 1-octen-3-ol (8.4%) and hexanol (6.1%) among the aliphatic alcohols; heptacosane (5.6%), pentacosane (3.8%) and I-pentacosene (3.2%) among the hydrocarbons; and nonanal (8.7%) and (E)-2-decenal (3.0%) as the main aldehyde constituents.