African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12481

Full Length Research Paper

Chemical constituents of the essential oil from Syzygium cordatum (Myrtaceae)

Raju K. Chalannavar1, Himansu Baijnath1, 2 and Bharti Odhav1*
1Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, P O Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa. 2School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, P Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 06 December 2010
  •  Published: 04 April 2011

Abstract

Essential oil was extracted from dried leaves of Syzygium cordatum by hydrodistillation. The components were identified by gas chromatography (GC/FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Sixty compounds representing 79% of the S. cordatum oil were identified. The main constituents were 6,10,14-trimethylpentadecane-2-one (14.4%), 2,3-butanediol diacetate (13.3%), n-hexadeconic acid (7.2%), ethane, 2-chloro-1,-bis(2-chloroethoxy) (6.2%), Isopentyloxyethyl acetate (5.03%), methane and bis (2-chloroethoxy) (3.8%).

 

Key words: Syzygium cordatum, essential oil composition, 6,10,14-trimethylpentadecane-2-one, 2, 3-butanediol diacetate.

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