Constituents of the essential oil of cymbopogon afronardus stapf.

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Date
2001
Author
Mwangi, J.W.
Thoithi, G.N
Kibwage, IO
Zygadlo, J.A
Lopez, M.L
Oliva, M.M
Demo, M.S
Toyata, M.
Chalchat, J.C
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Article
Language
en
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Abstract
The pleasantly smelling light yellow essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves of Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf. (Graminea) (yield 0.4 0/.,) was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Forty five compounds constituting about 95.9 %, of the oil were identified. The major constituents were 5-epiparadisol and intermedeol (40.9 % together), 6S:7R bisabolone (39.5 %) and 6R:7R-bisabolone (4.4 %). The essential oil of C. afronardus was significantly different from that of C nardus (L.) Rendle, The antimicrobial activity of the oil is also reported
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http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10369
Citation
East and Central African journal of pharmaceutical sciences. Vol. 4(2001) 43-47
Subject
Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf
Graminea. essential oil
GC-MS
5-epiparadisol
Intermedeol
Bisabolone
Antimicrobial activity
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