Composition of linalool rich essential oil from Lippia alba grown in Indian plains

A field crop of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. LAC‐2 genotype was raised through stem cuttings at Lucknow. The essential oil yields obtained upon hydrodistillation of leaves harvested between May 1998 and May 1999 varied from 0.6% to 0.8% on fresh weight basis. The GC and GC/MS analyses of the essenti...

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Published in:Flavour and fragrance journal 2000-05, Vol.15 (3), p.199-200
Main Authors: Bahl, J. R, Garg, S. N, Singh, S. C, Bansal, R. P, Naqvi, A. A, Kumar, Sushil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Chemical industry and chemicals
essential oil composition
Essential oils, perfumes
Exact sciences and technology
linalool
Lippia alba
monoterpenes
sesquiterpenes
Verbenaceae
Washing products. Cosmetics and toiletries. Perfumes
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Summary:A field crop of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Br. LAC‐2 genotype was raised through stem cuttings at Lucknow. The essential oil yields obtained upon hydrodistillation of leaves harvested between May 1998 and May 1999 varied from 0.6% to 0.8% on fresh weight basis. The GC and GC/MS analyses of the essential oils led to the identification of 15 compounds totalling 85% of the oil: the identified compounds included 4 monoterpene hydrocarbons (2%), 8 oxygenated monoterpenes (82%) and 3 sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (1%). The major constituent of the oil was linalool (65%). Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0882-5734
1099-1026
DOI:10.1002/1099-1026(200005/06)15:3<199::AID-FFJ892>3.0.CO;2-S