Title of article
GC/MS Analysis of Citrus aurantium L. Hydrolate and its Comparison with the Commercial Samples
Author/Authors
Monsef-Esfahani, Hamid Reza Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Amanzade, Yaghoob Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Alhani, Zahra Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Hajimehdipour, Homa Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Faramarzi, Mohammad Ali Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Pages
4
From page
177
To page
180
Abstract
The chemical composition of the Hydrolate of Citrus aurantium L. (Rutaceae) flowers
(neroli) grown in Iran, and two commercial hydrolates were analyzed by GC/MS. Thirty
compounds (90.3%) were identified in the Hydrolate by the use of laboratory apparatus, thirtyeight
compounds (83.4%) in the Hydrolate from the traditional method and fifteen compounds
(98.3%) in the industrially produced sample. The major compounds within the Hydrolate
obtained in the laboratory were geraniol (26.6%), a-terpineol (20.7%), linalool (15.4%) and
benzene acetaldehyde (5.5%). Linalool (44.1%), methyl anthranilate (11.8%) and cis-linalool
oxide (6.1%) were found in high percentages in the Hydrolate from the obtained traditional
sample. 1,8-Cineol (15.9%), linalool (13.8%) and a-terpineol (6.6%) were more than other
constituents in the industrially obtained hydrolate
Keywords
Citrus aurantium L , Neroli , Hydrolate , Commercial sample , GC/MS
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2004
Record number
2447408
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