Constituents of the essential oil from the rhizomes of Hedychium gardnerianum Roscoe

Authors
Weyerstahl, P Marschall, H Thefeld, K Subba, GC
Citation
P. Weyerstahl et al., Constituents of the essential oil from the rhizomes of Hedychium gardnerianum Roscoe, FLAV FRAG J, 13(6), 1998, pp. 377-388
Citations number
64
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
FLAVOUR AND FRAGRANCE JOURNAL
ISSN journal
08825734 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
377 - 388
Database
ISI
SICI code
0882-5734(199811/12)13:6<377:COTEOF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
The essential oil from the rhizomes of Hedychium gardnerianum Roscoe ('Kahi li ginger') contains about 30% of sesquiterpenes, mainly cadinane derivativ es. The following new sesquiterpenes were identified by their NMR and MS da ta: alpha-corocalene epoxide (104); 1,10;7,10-bisepoxy-1,10-seco-calamenene (68); 6,7;7,10-bisepoxy-6,7-seco-calamenene (74); 7-epi-trans- (60) and 7- epi-cis-sesquisabinene hydrate (69); 10-epi-cubenol (78); and ar-curcumen-1 ,10-diol (108). (C) 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.