Lemongrass (Nigeria)
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CAS mumber
8007-02-1 -
Botanical
Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf (C. flexuosus), fam. Poaceae (Gramineae)
GC-MS Analysis
O. Ekundayo, Composition of the Leaf Volatile Oil of Cymbopogon citratus, Fitoterapia, Vol. 61, no. 6, 339-342 (1985)
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geranial | 141-27-5 | 1275.57 | 1724.43 | 37.2% |
| Neral | 106-26-3 | 1246.57 | 1671.0 | 19.8% |
| Geranyl acetate | 105-87-3 | 1384.71 | 1750.0 | 9.9% |
| Neryl acetate | 141-12-8 | 1365.57 | 1721.14 | 7.5% |
| Myrcene | 123-35-3 | 990.57 | 1161.14 | 3.2% |
| Farnesol (unknown isomer) | 4602-84-0 | 1723.0 | 2299.67 | 2.4% |
| Limonene | 138-86-3 | 1032.0 | 1196.29 | 2.1% |
| 6-Methyl-2-heptanone | 928-68-7 | 1221.0 | 2.0% | |
| beta-Pinene | 127-91-3 | 979.0 | 1113.0 | 1.5% |
| alpha-Pinene | 80-56-8 | 940.0 | 1020.71 | 1.3% |
| Citronellyl acetate | 150-84-5 | 1357.83 | 1659.29 | 1.3% |
| 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one | 110-93-0 | 986.2 | 1337.43 | 1.1% |
| Linalool oxides (cis/trans) (unknown isomers) | 1.0% | |||
| Camphene | 79-92-5 | 951.57 | 1071.29 | 0.9% |
| Menthol | 89-78-1 | 1177.4 | 1612.6 | 0.6% |
| Linalool | 78-70-6 | 1101.14 | 1548.57 | 0.4% |
| Citronellol | 106-22-9 | 1231.14 | 1764.14 | 0.3% | Total | 92.5% |