Volatile Constituents of Vitex negundo Leaves

Virendra Singh; Rameshwar Dayal; John P. Bartley

doi:10.1055/s-2006-960832

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Planta Med 1999; 65(6): 580-582
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960832

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Volatile Constituents of Vitex negundo Leaves

Virendra Singh¹ , Rameshwar Dayal¹ , John P. Bartley²

¹Chemistry Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India
²School of Physical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Volatile constituents of Vitex negundo leaves growing in Dehra Dun (India) were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and showed the presence of sixty-six compounds. Such a study has not been done earlier on the Indian oil. Thirty-five compounds, constituting 74.96% of the oil, were identified. The main compounds are viridiflorol (19.55%), β-caryophyllene (16.59%), sabinene (12.07%), 4-terpineol (9.65%), γ-terpinene (2.21%), caryophyllene oxide (1.75%), 1-oceten-3-ol (1.59%), and globulol (1.05%). Viridiflorol is being reported for the first time in the oil of Vitex species.

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