Author/Authors :
N. Dai, Do Faculty of Agriculture - Forestry and Fishery - Nghe An College of Economics, Nghe An Province, Vietnam , T. Huong, Le Faculty of Biology - Vinh University, Nghe An Provinc, Vietnam , D. Thang, Tran Faculty of Chemistry - Vinh University, Nghe An Province, Vietnam , A. Ogunwande, Isiaka Natural Products Research Unit - Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science - Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria , I. Eresanya, Olanrewaju Natural Products Research Unit - Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science - Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract :
The chemical constituents of essential oil of Amomum villosum Lour stem grown in Vietnam was investigated by gas chromatography in combination with (GC FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. The yield of the essential oil was 0.21% (v/w) calculated on a dry weight basis. The GC/MS analysis of the essential oil revealed the identification of 36 compounds in which β-pinene (48.1%), α-pinene (16.9%) and methyl chavicol (7.0%) were the main constituents. The present result is the first of its kind aimed at the characterization of the chemical composition essential oil from the stem of A. villosum Lour.
Keywords :
Ammomum villosum , Essential oil , β-Pinene , α-Pinene
