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Chemical Composition of Indian Ajowan (Carum copticum L.) Seed Oil in Kanpur Region of North India


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The hydro-distilled oil obtained from Ajowan seeds (Carum copticum L.) of local market of Kanpur was analysed by GC and GC-MS, which led to the identification of 13 compounds representing 93.4% of the total oil. Thymol, the main constituent was found in the range of 39.9 % followed by pcymene 23.5 %, γ-terpinene 19.7 % and β-pinene 6.6 %. The oil yield was 4.8 % (v/w).

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Carum Copticum, Seed Oil, Chemical Composition, P-Cymene, β-Pinene, γ-Terpinene.
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Rashi Bankar
Department of Chemistry, Dayanand Girls (P.G.) College, Kanpur (U.P.), India
Sadhna Puri
Department of Chemistry, Dayanand Girls (P.G.) College, Kanpur (U.P.), India

Abstract


The hydro-distilled oil obtained from Ajowan seeds (Carum copticum L.) of local market of Kanpur was analysed by GC and GC-MS, which led to the identification of 13 compounds representing 93.4% of the total oil. Thymol, the main constituent was found in the range of 39.9 % followed by pcymene 23.5 %, γ-terpinene 19.7 % and β-pinene 6.6 %. The oil yield was 4.8 % (v/w).

Keywords


Carum Copticum, Seed Oil, Chemical Composition, P-Cymene, β-Pinene, γ-Terpinene.