Lemongrass (Bhuta)

  • CAS mumber

    8007-02-1

  • Botanical

    Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae)

GC-MS Analysis

Shu, C.-K., and Lawrence, B.M., Reasons for the variation in composition of some commercial oils, In: Spices, Flavor Chemistry and Antioxidant Properties. Edits., S.J. Risch and C-T. Ho, pp. 183-195, Amer. Chem. Soc. Symposium Series 660, A.C.S., Washington (1997)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Geranial 141-27-5 1275.57 1724.43 22.7%
Neral 106-26-3 1246.57 1671.0 18.5%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 10.3%
Camphene 79-92-5 951.57 1071.29 10.1%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 8.3%
alpha-Pinene 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 5.4%
Geranyl acetate 105-87-3 1384.71 1750.0 3.4%
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one 110-93-0 986.2 1337.43 3.2%
alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 2.8%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 2.2%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 2.1%
Citronellal 106-23-0 1158.43 1455.71 0.8%
Citronellol 106-22-9 1231.14 1764.14 0.6%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 0.4%
4-Nonanone 4485-09-0 0.01%
Total 90.81%