Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "GC-MS"
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Composition of essential on of plectranthus tenuiBorus (Vatke) agnew
(Department of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, 1993)The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from leaves of Plectranthus tenuiftorus (Vatke) Agnew was analysed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 17 compounds accounting for 72.3% of the oil were identified. Carvacrol (14.3%), ... -
Composition of the leaf essential oil of ocimum keniense ayobangira
(Department of Pharmacy, University of NairobiThe International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, 1994)The essential oil (average yield 4%) isolated by hydrodistillation from semi-dried leaves of Ocimum keniense Ayobangira was analysed by GC and GC-MS. A total of 22 compounds accounting fur 86.8% were identified. 1,8- Cineole ... -
Constituents of the essential oil of cymbopogon afronardus stapf.
(2001)The pleasantly smelling light yellow essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves of Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf. (Graminea) (yield 0.4 0/.,) was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Forty five compounds constituting ... -
Volatile Components of Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey.
(Department of Pharmacy, University of NairobiThe International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),, 1994)The essential oil isolated by hydrodistillation from Heteromorpha trifoliata (Wendl.) Eckl. & Zey. was analysed by GC and GC-MS. Sixty compounds constituting about 96% of the oil were identified. The major constituents ...