Essential Oil Constituents of The Rhizomes of Two Types of Curcuma longa of Bangladesh
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Essential Oil Constituents of The Rhizomes of Two Types of Curcuma longa of Bangladesh
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Jasim Uddin Chowdhury; BCSIR Laboratories, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh
Nemai Chandra Nandi; BCSIR Laboratories, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh M Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan; BCSIR Laboratories, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh M Hosnay Mobarok; BCSIR Laboratories, P.O. Chittagong Cantonment, Chittagong-4220, Bangladesh |
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Applied Science
Curcuma longa; GC-MS; Ar-tumerone; Carvacrol; Tumerone; Citral — |
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Essential oil from the rhizomes of two types of Curcuma longa, yellow and red originated in Bangladesh was analyzed by GC-MS. 54 compounds have been identified from the yellow type of which the major compounds are ar-tumerone (27.78%), tumerone (17.16%), culone (13.82%), 2-carene (4.78%), zingiberene (4.37%) and β-sesquiphellandrene (5.57%). The red type contained 39 compounds with carvacrol (21.14%), citral (13.91%), methyleugenol (7.31%), geraniol (6.99%), menthol (5.11%) and caryophyllene oxide (4.14%) as major constituents. Key words: Curcuma longa, GC-MS, Ar-tumerone, Carvacrol, Tumerone, Citral. DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v43i2.970 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 43(2), 259-266, 2008
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Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
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2008-07-09
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application/pdf
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http://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJSIR/article/view/970
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Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research; Vol 43, No 2 (2008); 259-266
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en
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