Chemical composition of essential oil of Machilus Japonica Siebold & Zucc. (Lauraceae) from Vietnam

• Main Authors: Pham, Van Khien, Do, Quang Huy, Do, Thi Viet Huong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: VNU 2014
• Subjects: Lauraceae; Machilus japonica; Leaves; Essential oil; Phellandrene; p-cymene
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/11126/4761
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Chemical composition of essential oil of Machilus Japonica Siebold & Zucc. (Lauraceae) from Vietnam were studied. The essential oil were obtained from the leaves of young plants (3-4 years) by hydrodistillation. The identification of the components was performed using GC, GC/MS. The main components in this species identified were α-phellandrene (60.2%), β- phellandrene (10.5%), p-cymene (20.3%), β-myrcene (3.7%), terpineole (0.9%), trans-β-ocimene (0.7%), 11-dodecenol (0.3), β-Caryophyllene (0,5%). This result were not reported in any of previously investigated species of Lauraceae family in Vietnam. This was a new species of Lauraceae family in Vietnam. The name of this species was Machilus japonica Siebold & Zucc.