Volatile constituents of mango (Mangifera indica) fruits cultivar 'Bombay'.
Ansari S. H., Ali M., Velasco-Negueruela A., Pérez-Alonso M. J.
Author Affiliation: Faculty of Pharmacy, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), P.O. Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110 062, India.
Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 21 : 931-933
Abstract : Mango cv. Bombay yielded 0.3 ml (0.03%) essential oil on steam distillation. Analysis of the isolates by GC and GC-MS resulted in the identification of 55 components. Of these, 44 were fully characterized. Caryophyllene epoxide (14.54%) was the most abundant sesquiterpene identified.