Author: Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi, Muhammad Siddique, Inayat-ur-Rahman and Farina Kanwal
Publishing Date: 2016
E-ISSN: 1011-601X
Volume 29 Issue 6
ABSTRACT:
Essential oil extracted from the fresh leaves of Thuja occidentalis were evaluated for its chemical composition employing GC-MS. Total of twenty nine components were identified and determined quantitatively using the area normalization procedure. Alpha-pinene and (+)-4-carene were found in high amount with a percentage concentration of 54.78 and 11.28 respectively. Other compounds which yielded appreciable amounts are: alpha-cedrol (6.87%), terpinolene (5.88%), p-menth-1-en-8-ol acetate (5.21%), beta-myrcene (4.04%), beta-pinene (2.26%), germacrene D (1.72%), sabinene (1.65%) and D-Limonene (1.62%).
KEYWORDS: Thuja occidentalis, essential oil, volatile compounds, GC-MS.