Lemongrass (Burkina Faso)
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CAS number
8007-02-1 -
Botanical
Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae)
GC-MS Analysis
Menut,C., Bessiere,J.M., Samate,D, Djibo,A.K., Buchbauer,G., & Schopper,B., Aromatic Plants of Tropical West Africa. XI Chemical Composition, Antioxi-dant and Antiradical Properties of the Essential Oils of 3 Cymbopogon Spec, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 12, 207-212 (Mar/Apr 2000)
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citral | 141-27-5 | 1275.57 | 1724.43 | 44.6% |
| Neral | 106-26-3 | 1246.57 | 1671.0 | 33.0% |
| Myrcene | 123-35-3 | 990.57 | 1161.14 | 10.7% |
| Geraniol | 106-24-1 | 1258.29 | 1843.0 | 2.3% |
| Nerol | 106-25-2 | 1230.67 | 1790.86 | 1.5% |
| Citronellal | 106-23-0 | 1158.43 | 1455.71 | 1.1% |
| Isoborneol | 124-76-5 | 1158.5 | 1663.67 | 1.0% |
| Linalool, (+/-)- | 78-70-6 | 1101.14 | 1548.57 | 0.8% |
| Eugenol | 97-53-0 | 1364.43 | 2157.57 | 0.7% |
| Methylheptenone | 110-93-0 | 986.2 | 1337.43 | 0.7% |
| beta-CITRONELLOL, (+/-)- | 106-22-9 | 1231.14 | 1764.14 | 0.4% |
| Geranic acid | 459-80-3 | 2327.67 | 0.4% | |
| 4-Terpineol, (+/-)- | 562-74-3 | 1180.57 | 1600.14 | 0.3% |
| Piperonylic Acid | 94-53-1 | 1329.0 | 2177.0 | 0.3% |
| Alpha-Terpineol | 98-55-5 | 1191.71 | 1693.43 | 0.2% |
| Eucalyptol | 470-82-6 | 1033.29 | 1213.86 | 0.2% |
| Geranyl acetate | 105-87-3 | 1384.71 | 1750.0 | 0.2% |
| Neranic acid | 4613-38-1 | 1374.0 | 2299.0 | 0.2% |
| beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- | 3338-55-4 | 1038.86 | 1235.14 | 0.1% |
| beta-OCIMENE, (3E)- | 3779-61-1 | 1049.0 | 1250.14 | 0.1% |
| Nonanal | 124-19-6 | 1104.0 | 1391.71 | 0.1% |
| Camphor | 76-22-2 | 1144.86 | 1517.43 | 0.1% |
| 2-Undecanone | 112-12-9 | 1295.71 | 1592.0 | 0.1% |
| 2-Tridecanone | 593-08-8 | 1487.0 | 1793.25 | 0.1% | Total | 99.2% |
