Chemical compositions and tyrosinase activity of the essential oils of alpinia aquatica

• Main Authors: Romes, Nissha Bharrathi, Basar, Norazah, M. Sirat, Hasnah, Hashim, Siti Ernieyanti, Asim, Zaini
• Format: Article
• Published: SAGE Journals 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84096/; https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X1801300635
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The essential oils obtained from the fresh rhizome, leaf, and pseudostem of Alpinia aquatica Roscoe. were hydrodistillated and analyzed using capillary gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). β-Pinene (11.7%), α-humulene (8.9%), aromadendrene (8.7%), and sabinene (7...