Chemical constituents of the volatiles of stem with leaf and flower of Neanotis lancifolia (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis growing plateau region of Western Ghats, India

Abstract

The hydro-distilled volatile constituents from the stem with leaf and flower of Neanotis lancifolia (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis (Rubiaceae) were investigated for the first time by using gas chromatography equipped with a flame ionization detector (GC–FID) and gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Forty-two and twelve compounds were identified from the stem with leaf and flower parts oils, respectively, representing 98.5% and 97.1% of the total oil constituents, respectively. The major constituents were identified as linalool (35.9% stem with leaf; 23.3% flower) and borneol (15.0% stem with leaf; 29.2% flower). The volatile oils of both parts of the plant N. lancifolia were found to be rich in oxygenated monoterpene type of constituents.

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Keywords:

• Neanotis lancifolia (Hook.f.) W.H.Lewis
• volatile oil composition
• linalool
• borneol
• GC–MS

Acknowledgements

The author is grateful to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India for providing the necessary facilities, and also thankful to my wife Mrs. Seema R. Joshi for searching and collection of plant for chemical analysis.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest declared by the author.