Essential Oil Composition of Leaves of Syzygium makul Gaertn

TitleEssential Oil Composition of Leaves of Syzygium makul Gaertn
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsEganathan P., Saranya J., Sujanapal P., Parida A
JournalAnalytical Chemistry Letters
Start Page827
End page831
Date Published01/2012
KeywordsAnalytical Chemistry Letters, hydrodistillation, Syzygium makul, vulnerable species, β-caryophyllene
Abstract

Syzygium makul, is a tree species belonging to family Myrtaceae, categorised as vulnerable
under the IUCN red list of threatened plant. Fresh leaf samples of Syzygium makul extracted by hydrodistillation
process were analyzed for their chemical composition. A total of 72 compounds were identified among which
β-caryophyllene (20.31 %), cis-β-Ocimene (11.23 %), δ-Cadinene (11.02 %), γ-Maaliene (7.68 %) and 4,9-
Cadinadiene (6.68 %) are the major constituents.

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2012.10644127
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MSSRF Staff
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Bio-Technology