2007•Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsRequires access

Volatile Constituents of the Fruits ofVitex negundoLinn

Sukhbir Lal, Om Prakash, Sandeep Jain, Mohammad Ali

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The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation of fresh green fruits of Vitex negundo was analyzed by GC and combined gas Chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). GC Analysis of the oil revealed the presence of ten constituents, of which β-caryophyllene (36.0%) and bicyclo-germacrene (20.5%) were found to be major constituents.

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Key concepts: Vitex negundo, Vitex, Essential oil, Germacrene D, Germacrene, Gas chromatography, Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, Chemistry