Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of the essential oil of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. (Lauraceae)

Chemical composition and antioxidant properties of the essential oil of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. (Lauraceae)

The essential oil of the bark of Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm. obtained by hydrodistillation was analyzed by capillary GC and GC–MS. The oil was characterized by linalool (36.0%), methyl eugenol (12.8%), limonene (8.3%), α-terpineol (7.8%) and terpinen-4-ol (6.4%). The content of total phenolics in...

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Main Authors: Siddig Ibrahim Abdelwahab, Abdalbasit Adam Mariod, Manal Mohamed Elhassan Taha, Faridah Qamaruz Zaman, Adil Hassan Ahmed Abdelmageed, Shamsul Khamis, Yasodha Sivasothy, Khalijah Awang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
Cinnamomum altissimum Kosterm.
Essential oils
Antioxidant activity
Linalool
Methyl eugenol
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187853521400029X

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