Author(s): Jaber S. Mosa, Ibrahim A. Al-Meshal, Mohammed A. Al-Yahya and Mohamed S. Hifnawy
Article publication date: 1988-12-01
Vol. 6 No. 3 (yearly), pp. 389-398.
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Keywords
oil, coupled technique, data system
Abstract
The steam distilled oil of the aerial parts of Triumfetta flacescens Hochst. ex. A. Rich was analyzed by the coupled technique GC/MS. By the aid of the electronic data system and the study of the mass spectra, up to 63 components could be identified and the chemical classes of another 28 constituents were deduced. These ingredients amounted for about 96% of the total oil content. The oil is rich in sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and their oxygenated derivatives, most of which belong to the azulene series. Terpene alcohols viz. linalool, 4-terpineol, cis-piperitol and cuminol together with other volatile oil constituents were found to be present in the investigated sample