Chemical composition of the flower oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume

Authors
Jayaprakasha, GK Rao, LJM Sakariah, KK
Citation
Gk. Jayaprakasha et al., Chemical composition of the flower oil of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume, J AGR FOOD, 48(9), 2000, pp. 4294-4295
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Agricultural Chemistry","Chemistry & Analysis
Journal title
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
ISSN journal
00218561 → ACNP
Volume
48
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
4294 - 4295
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8561(200009)48:9<4294:CCOTFO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The steam-distilled oil of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) flowers was ana lyzed by GC and CC-MS. It consists of 23% hydrocarbons and 74% oxygenated c ompounds. A total of 26 compounds constituting approximate to 97% of the oi l were characterized. (E)-Cinnamyl acetate (41.98%), trans-alpha-bergamoten e (7.97%), and caryophyllene oxide (7.2%) are found to be major compounds. This is the first report on the chemical composition of the newer oil of Ci nnamomum zelanicum.