Articles
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOME NOVEL AROMATIC OILS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN FLORA
Article number
597_9
Pages
79 – 89
Language
English
Abstract
The leaves of Backhousia citriodora, B. anisata, Darwinia citriodora, Acacia nuperrima ssp. cassitera and Prostanthera staurophylla were steam distilled and their essential oils isolated and examined by GC and GCMS to determine their chemical composition. Backhousia citriodora and B. anisata were confirmed as being rich in citral and anethole respectively with rare chemical varieties of each rich in citronellal and methyl chavicol.
The chemical and physical characteristics of these oils indicated that these species were ideal alternative sources of citral, citronellal, anethole and methyl chavicol type oils.
Similar analysis of the previously unexamined Darwinia citriodora, Acacia nuperrima ssp. cassitera and Prostanthera staurophylla showed that these species were potential sources of methyl myrtenate and methyl geranate, kessane and the rare
-phellandren-8-ol respectively.
The chemical and physical characteristics of these oils indicated that these species were ideal alternative sources of citral, citronellal, anethole and methyl chavicol type oils.
Similar analysis of the previously unexamined Darwinia citriodora, Acacia nuperrima ssp. cassitera and Prostanthera staurophylla showed that these species were potential sources of methyl myrtenate and methyl geranate, kessane and the rare
-phellandren-8-ol respectively.
Authors
I.A. Southwell, M.F. Russell, R.L. Smith
Keywords
essential oils, Backhousia citriodora, lemon myrtle, B. anisata, aniseed myrtle, Darwinia citriodora, lemon-scented myrtle, Myrtaceae, Acacia nuperrima ssp. Cassitera, Table Top Acacia, Mimosaceae, Prostanthera staurophylla, New England mintbush, Lamiaceae.
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