| Title | Kanokonyl acetate-rich Indian valerian from northwestern Himalaya. | | Author(s) | Mathela CS, Padalia RC, Chanotiya CS | | Institution | Department of Chemistry, Kumaun University, Nainital-263 002, India. mathelacs@rediffmail.com | | Source | Nat Prod Commun 2009 Sep; 4(9):1253-6. | | Abstract | The volatile composition of rhizomes of Valeriana wallichii DC has been studied by GC, GC/MS and NMR spectroscopy. Sesquiterpenes were shown to be the main constituents (> 89.3%) comprising kanokonyl acetate (42.4%), gamma-curcumene (10.7%), ar-curcumene (7.2%), (Z)-beta-farnesene (3.2%), xanthorrhizol (4.1%), 7-epi-alpha-selinene (2.2%), valeranone (2.0%) and curcuphenol (1.4%). The unique presence of kanokonyl acetate and the complete absence of the earlier reported chemotype marker constituents of Indian valerian viz. maaliol and patchouli alcohol makes the composition significant. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19831039 |
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