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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Chemical composition of the essential oils of cyperus rotundus L. from South Africa
Molecules, Volume 14, No. 8, Year 2009
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The essential oils from the rhizomes of Cyperus rotundus L. collected from two different locations (Empangeni-A and KwaDlangezwa-B; both in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa) were obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by capillary GC and GC/MS. Forty-one and 43 components were identified, representing 89.9% and 92.0% of sample A and sample B, respectively. α-Cyperone (11.0%), myrtenol (7.9%), caryophyllene oxide (5.4%) and β-pinene (5.3%) were major compounds in the oil of sample A. The main constituents of the oil of sample B were β-pinene (11.3%), α-pinene (10.8%), α- cyperone (7.9%), myrtenol (7.1%) and a-selinene (6.6%). © 2009.
Authors & Co-Authors
Lawal, Oladipupo Adejumobi
South Africa, Ulundi
University of Zululand
Oyedeji, Adebola Omowumi Mowumi
South Africa, Ulundi
University of Zululand
Statistics
Citations: 144
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3390/molecules14082909
e-ISSN:
14203049
Study Locations
South Africa