| Major constituents and anthelmintic activity of volatile oils from leaves and flowers of Cymbopogon martini Roxb. | |
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PMID: 17987504 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The major volatile constituents of leaves and flowers of Cymbopogon martini from the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation were identified by GC/MS. Five constituents were identified from the volatile oil of leaves and flowers, which constituted about 82.49 and 75.63% of the total amount, respectively. A monoterpene, piperitone (6.00%), was identified in the flowers of C. martini; in addition, flowers were found to contain more olefinic terpenes, namely geraniol (69.63%), compared with leaves (53.41%). Leaves contain bicyclic monoterpene, nerol (24.76%) and alpha-pinene (4.32%). Anthelmintic activity of these oils was evaluated on adult Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma and results showed that the volatile oil of C. martini flower required less time to cause paralysis and death of the earthworms. |
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Authors:
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S A Nirmal; A S Girme; R D Bhalke |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Natural product research Volume: 21 ISSN: 1478-6419 ISO Abbreviation: Nat. Prod. Res. Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-07 Completed Date: 2008-01-22 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101167924 Medline TA: Nat Prod Res Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1217-20 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pharmacognosy, Pravara Rural College of Pharmacy, Ahmednagar 413736, Maharashtra, India. nirmalsunil@rediffmail.com |
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Animals Cymbopogon / chemistry* Flowers / chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Oils, Volatile / chemistry*, isolation & purification, pharmacology Oligochaeta / growth & development Plant Leaves / chemistry Terpenes / analysis*, chemistry, pharmacology |
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0/Oils, Volatile; 0/Terpenes |
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