Constituents of the essential oil of cymbopogon afronardus stapf.

dc.contributor.author	Mwangi, J.W.
dc.contributor.author	Thoithi, G.N
dc.contributor.author	Kibwage, IO
dc.contributor.author	Zygadlo, J.A
dc.contributor.author	Lopez, M.L
dc.contributor.author	Oliva, M.M
dc.contributor.author	Demo, M.S
dc.contributor.author	Toyata, M.
dc.contributor.author	Chalchat, J.C
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-20T06:21:35Z
dc.date.issued	2001
dc.identifier.citation	East and Central African journal of pharmaceutical sciences. Vol. 4(2001) 43-47	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10369
dc.description.abstract	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 about 95.9 %, of the oil were identified. The major constituents were 5-epiparadisol and intermedeol (40.9 % together), 6S:7R bisabolone (39.5 %) and 6R:7R-bisabolone (4.4 %). The essential oil of C. afronardus was significantly different from that of C nardus (L.) Rendle, The antimicrobial activity of the oil is also reported	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf	en
dc.subject	Graminea. essential oil	en
dc.subject	GC-MS	en
dc.subject	5-epiparadisol	en
dc.subject	Intermedeol	en
dc.subject	Bisabolone	en
dc.subject	Antimicrobial activity	en
dc.title	Constituents of the essential oil of cymbopogon afronardus stapf.	en
dc.type	Article	en
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