Chemical composition of the essential oil of Feronia elephantum Correa

Nat Prod Res. 2010 Nov;24(19):1807-10. doi: 10.1080/14786411003752078.

Abstract

The essential oil composition of Feronia elephantum Correa (family: Rutaceae) was examined by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The analysis revealed the presence of 24 constituents, of which 18 constituents were identified. Trans-anethole (57.73%) and methyl chavicol (37.48%) were the major compounds, while cis-anethole, p-anisaldehyde, (E)-jasmone, methyl eugenol, β-caryophyllene, linalool and (E)-methyl isoeugenol were also present as the minor constituents.

MeSH terms

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles / chemistry
  • Benzaldehydes / chemistry
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Cyclopentanes / chemistry
  • Eugenol / analogs & derivatives
  • Eugenol / chemistry
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry
  • Oils, Volatile / chemistry*
  • Oxylipins / chemistry
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Rutaceae / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry

Substances

  • Acyclic Monoterpenes
  • Allylbenzene Derivatives
  • Anisoles
  • Benzaldehydes
  • Cyclopentanes
  • Monoterpenes
  • Oils, Volatile
  • Oxylipins
  • Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • methyleugenol
  • Eugenol
  • isomethyleugenol
  • estragole
  • 4-anisaldehyde
  • caryophyllene
  • linalool
  • anethole
  • jasmone