Turmeric (Malaysia)

  • CAS number

    8024-37-1

  • Botanical

    Curcuma longa L. (C. domestica Val.), fam. Zingiberaceae

GC-MS Analysis

Jantan, I.b., Ahmad, A.S., Ali, N.A.M., and Ahmad, A.R.,, Chemical Composition of the Rhizome Oils of Four Curcuma Species from Malaysia, J. Essent. Oil Res., Vol. 11, 719-723 (Nov/Dec 1999)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
alpha-Turmerone 82508-15-4 45.3%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 14.9%
Curlone 82508-14-3 13.5%
Beta-Sesquiphellandrene 20307-83-9 1524.57 1763.43 2.9%
Zingiberene 495-60-3 1491.75 1698.5 2.6%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 2.2%
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 1.9%
(+)-(S)-ar-Turmerone 532-65-0 1664.5 1.3%
p-CYMENE 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.8%
(-)-alpha-Curcumene 4176-17-4 1482.71 1775.71 0.6%
alpha-Atlantone 26294-59-7 1773.0 0.6%
alpha-PHELLANDRENE 99-83-2 1006.43 1168.43 0.5%
Beta-Bisabolene 495-61-4 1509.86 1729.14 0.5%
beta-CARYOPHYLLENE OXIDE 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 0.5%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.4%
Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, 1-ethenyl-1,5-dimethyl-4-hexen-1-yl ester 1118-27-00 1695.0 0.4%
Curcuphenol 69301-27-5 1715.0 0.3%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.2%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.2%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.2%
Beta-Phellandrene 555-10-2 1033.57 1207.71 0.2%
Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.2%
nerolidol trans-form 40716-66-3 1567.0 2030.71 0.2%
beta-Farnesene, (6Z)- 28973-97-9 1453.4 1663.6 0.2%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.1%
Camphor 76-22-2 1144.86 1517.43 0.1%
Carvone, (+/-)- 99-49-0 1248.14 1731.57 0.1%
Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.1%
p-alpha-Dimethyl styrene 1195-32-0 1092.43 1435.14 0.1%
p-Methyl acetophenone 122-00-9 1186.5 1758.67 0.1%
Bisacumol 1578.0 0.1%
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.05%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.05%
1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 0.05%
Total 91.45%