The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 12 No 3 (2008): 638 - 644
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS VARIATIONS OF ESSENTIAL OILS FROM RHIZOMES OF FOUR ZINGIBERACEAE SPECIES.
M.A. Sukari1, N.W. Mohd Sharif1, A.L.C. Yap1, S.W. Tang1 , B.K. Neoh3 , M. Rahmani1, G.C.L. Ee1, Y.H. Taufiq- Yap1 and U.K. Yusof 2
1Department of Chemistry,
2Department of Biology,
Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang,
3Sime Darby Technology Centre, 2, Jalan Tandang,
46050 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia.
Abstract
The essential oils were extracted using the hydrodistillation method from four Zingiberaceae species; Zingiber officinale var.rubrum , Zingiber amaricans , Kaempferia galanga , and Boesenbergia pandurata . Volatile components of all extracts were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques. The major constituents of Zingiber officinale, Zingiber amaricans, Kaempferia galanga, and Boesenbergia pandurata were identified as E -citral (20.98%), zerumbone (40.70%), ethyl p -methoxycinnamate (58.47%) and camphor (57.97%), respectively. Kaempferia galanga and Zingiber amaricans were rich in sesquiterpenes whereas Boesenbergia pandurata and Zingiber officinale var. rubrum contained mostly monoterpenes.
Keywords : essential oils, hydrodistillation, Zingiber officinale, Zingiber amaricans, Kaempferia galanga,
Boesenbergia pandurata , Zingiberaceae
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