Constituents of the flower oil of Carissa opaca growing in the Aravalli mountain range at New Delhi

Rai, Sanjay Kumar ; Mallavarapu, Gopal Rao ; Pandey-Rai, Shashi ; Srivastava, Suchi ; Singh, Digvijay ; Mishra, Raghvendra ; Sushil Kumar, (2006) Constituents of the flower oil of Carissa opaca growing in the Aravalli mountain range at New Delhi Flavour and Fragrance Journal, 21 (2). pp. 304-305. ISSN 0882-5734

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Abstract

The highly fragrant essential oil of the flowers of Carissa opaca, growing on Aravalli ridge at New Delhi, was investigated by GC and GC-MS analyses. A total of 20 compounds, accounting for 99.5% of the oil, were identified. The main component was palmitic acid (82.5%). Other major compounds were benzyl salicylate (6.0%), benzyl benzoate (4.6%) and (E,E)-α-farnesene (3.5%).

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Keywords:Carissa opaca; Apocynaceae; Flower Volatiles; Palmitic Acid; Benzyl Benzoate; Benzyl Salicylate; (E,E)-α-farnesene; Essential Oil
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