Turmeric (Malaysia)

  • CAS mumber

    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%
beta-Turmerone 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%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 2.2%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 1.9%
ar-Turmerone 532-65-0 1664.5 1.3%
para-Cymene 99-87-6 1025.71 1269.29 0.8%
ar-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%
Caryophyllene oxide 1139-30-6 1594.86 1976.57 0.5%
Terpinen-4-ol 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 0.4%
Linalyl 2-methylbutyrate 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%
(E)-Nerolidol 40716-66-3 1567.0 2030.71 0.2%
(Z)-beta-Farnesene 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%
alpha-Humulene 6753-98-6 1461.43 1668.0 0.1%
alpha,p-Dimethylstyrene 1195-32-0 1092.43 1435.14 0.1%
4-Methylacetophenone 122-00-9 1186.5 1758.67 0.1%
ar-Turmerol 1578.0 0.1%
Sabinene 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.05%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.05%
Borneol 507-70-0 1168.71 1702.0 0.05%
Total 91.45%