Essential oils of Malaysian neolitsea zeylanica

• Main Authors: Jani, Nor Akmalazura, Mohd. Sirat, Hasnah, Ahmad, Farediah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63299/; http://www.mymnps.org/index.php/news/30-international-conference-on-natural-products-2015-icnp-2015
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Essential oils of the bark, heartwood and leaf of Neolitsea zeylanica (Lauraceae) were obtained using hydrodistillation and analyzed by capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A total of twenty seven compounds were detected in the various oils, accounting for 73.84% to 85.23% of the oils. The main constituents in the bark and heartwood oils were τ-cadinol (13.80-22.59%), τ-muurolol (11.02-15.27%) and δ-cadinene (9.63-10.77%). In contrast, β-caryophyllene (34.60%) and trans-γ-bisabolene (12.90%) were found to be the principle components in the leaf oil.