• CAS number

    8016-36-2
  • Botanical

    Boswellia carterii Birdwood, fam. Burseraceae

Chiavari, G., Galletti, G.C., Piccaglia, R., and Mohamud, M.A.,, Differentiation between Resins Boswellia carterii ansd Boswellia frereana (Frankincense) of Somali Origin (partial composition of methanolic extract, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 3, 185-186 (May/June 1991)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
(-)-alpha-Thujene 3917-48-4 935.43 1027.57 19.23%
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 9.44%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 7.82%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 7.16%
Alpha-muurolene, (-)- 31983-22-9 1501.14 1711.14 6.68%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 4.91%
p-CYMENE 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 3.53%
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 3.29%
beta-Bourbonene 5208-59-3 1391.0 1536.71 1.0%
alpha-PHELLANDRENE 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.56%
Total 63.62%