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Chemical Composition of Essential Oil of Bauhinia acuminata Leaves
Corresponding Author(s) : Joseph Mathew
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 25 No. 4 (2013): Vol 25 Issue 4
Abstract
Essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation of the fresh leaves of Bauhinia acuminata was analyzed by GC-MS. Nineteen compounds comprising 89.9 % of the leaf oil were identified. The leaf oil was characterized by absence of monoterpenioids. Phytol (65.90 %) was identified as major constituent in B. acuminata leaf oil. Sesquiterpenoids, b-caroyphyllene (13.87 %) and caryophyllene oxide (3.15 %), were the other major constituents.
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K. Mohan and A.K. Singh, Adv. Plant Sci., 9, 1 (1996).
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T. Netscher, Vitamins Hormones, 76, 155 (2007).
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