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Multiple uses of Essential Oil and By-Products from Various Parts of the Yakushima Native Cedar (Cryptomeria Japonica)
- Source :
- Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology. 36:42-55
- Publication Year :
- 2015
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2015.
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Abstract
- This article presents multiple potential uses of the Yakushima native cedar (Cryptomeria japonica), known in Japan as the Yaku-sugi tree. The Yaku-sugi was divided into four parts: leaves, branches with leaves, branches, and stems. We obtained the essential oil, hydrosol, distillation residue, and distillation wastewater from the trees. Essential oil and hydrosol were determined to be volatile organic compounds. All samples were screened for the following bioactivities: antioxidative, antibacterial, and anti-melanogenesis activities. Freeze-dried distillation residue was tested to assess whether it had a deodorizing effect. The main component of the leaf essential oil was found to be monoterpenes. In contrast, the stem essential oil mainly contained sesquiterpenes. In terms of bioactivities, the leaf essential oil showed antibacterial activity and the stem essential oil showed anti-melanogenesis activity. Distillation residue and wastewater showed many activities, including antioxidant, antibacterial, and...
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
biology
010405 organic chemistry
Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering
HYDROSOL
Cryptomeria
General Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
01 natural sciences
Japonica
0104 chemical sciences
law.invention
Residue (chemistry)
Wastewater
law
010608 biotechnology
Botany
General Materials Science
Antibacterial activity
Distillation
Essential oil
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15322319 and 02773813
- Volume :
- 36
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Wood Chemistry and Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........ccaa6e4547c0c5226fb3bda0f200ce82
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02773813.2015.1057648