Lemongrass (Cameroon)

  • CAS mumber

    8007-02-1

  • Botanical

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

GC-MS Analysis

Chalchat, J.-C., et al., Correlation Between Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Activity. VI. Activity of Some African Essential Oils, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 9, 67-75 (Jan/Feb 1997)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Geranial 141-27-5 1275.57 1724.43 45.9%
Neral 106-26-3 1246.57 1671.0 33.5%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 12.8%
Geraniol 106-24-1 1258.29 1843.0 2.5%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 1.2%
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one 110-93-0 986.2 1337.43 0.8%
Limonene 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.3%
Geranyl acetate 105-87-3 1384.71 1750.0 0.2%
Citronellol 106-22-9 1231.14 1764.14 0.1%
Total 97.3%