Acacia nuperrima ssp cassitera, a new source of kessane

Authors
Southwell, IA
Citation
Ia. Southwell, Acacia nuperrima ssp cassitera, a new source of kessane, J ESSEN OIL, 12(5), 2000, pp. 566-568
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH
ISSN journal
10412905 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
566 - 568
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-2905(200009/10)12:5<566:ANSCAN>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
The essential oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the leaves and twigs of Tabletop Acacia, Acacia nuperrima ssp. cassitera (Mimosaceae) growing wild in north eastern Australia was investigated by GC/MS and FTIR. Two chemical forms yielding 0.6% and 0.3% on a dry weight basis were found to be rich i n kessane (88.8%) and alpha-pinene (16.2%), respectively.