Published 2004 | Version v1
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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of Tagetes Minuta growing in Saudi Arabia

Creators

  • 1. Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

Description

Analysis of the essential oil of Tagetes Minuta L. growing in Saudi Arabia by gas-chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) technique confirmed that tagetone (11.52%), 5-octyn-4-one, 2, 7-dimethyl (11.52%), propanedinitrile, dicyclohexyl (10.45%) and 2-pinen-4-one (8.03%) being the main components. Lesser amounts of 1-acetoxy-p-menth-3-one (0.17%) and9-octacenamide (Z) (0.48%) were also found in this oil. The oil did not show neither antimicrobial nor antifungal activity. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Journal Volume
12
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 51-53
ISSN
1319-0164

INIS

Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
Country of Input or Organization
Saudi Arabia
INIS RN
36005106
Subject category
S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICINAL PLANTS; OILS; SAUDI ARABIA
Descriptors DEC
ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARAB COUNTRIES; ASIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUGS; MIDDLE EAST; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLANTS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SPECTROSCOPY