Title of article :
Essential oil composition from the flowers of Alstonia scholaris of Bangladesh
Author/Authors :
Islam, F. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) - Laboratories Chittagong, Bangladesh , Islam, S. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) - Laboratories Chittagong, Bangladesh , Nandi, N. C. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) - Laboratories Chittagong, Bangladesh , Satter, M. A. Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) - Institute of Food Science and Technology, Dhaka
Abstract :
The essential oil isolated from the flowers of Alstonia scholaris and growing all over the country of Bangladesh, was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Sixty compounds were identified in the flower oil. The essential oil compositions of flower oil 2-Dodecyloxirane (31.83%), Benzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(2-propenyl)- (8.49%), Spinacene (6.09%), 1,54-Dibromotetrapentacontane (5.13%), 2,6,10,15-Tetramethylheptadecane (4.91%), Terpinyl acetate (3.74%), Linalool (2.22%), Tritetracontane (2.17%), 1-Cyclohexanol, 2-(3-methyl-1,3-butadienyl)-1,3,3-trimethyl- (1.78%), 9-Methyl-5-methylene-8-decen-2-one (1.58%) as the main constituents.
Keywords :
Alstonia scholaris , Flower oil , Essential oil composition , GC , MS
Journal title :
International Food Research Journal
Journal title :
International Food Research Journal
