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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Piper maingayi Hk. F.

Authors :
Hasnah M. Sirat
Thai, Oh Boon
Ahmad, Farediah
Source :
Journal of Essential Oil Research. Jul/Aug2010, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p323-324. 2p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The chemical composition of the leaf oil of Piper maingayi isolated by hydrodistillation was analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Forty-three components accounting for 91.2% of the oil were identified. Sesquiterpenes contributed the main composition (75%) with β-caryophyllene (39.6%) as the major constituent [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10412905
Volume :
22
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Essential Oil Research
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
52596095
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2010.9700336