Physico- chemical investigation and antimicrobial activity studies on essential oil of Carum roxburghianum

Authors

  • Benish Iqbal Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore,
  • Asif Hanif Chaudhry Department of Chemistry, Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad,
  • Abbas Hassan Department of Chemistry, Quaid I Azam University, Islamabad,
  • Adila Sahar Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore
  • Tanveer Akhtar Malik National Institute of Health, Islamabad.
  • Shaukat Ali Department of Chemistry, GC University, Lahore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7439/ijpc.v4i4.107

Abstract

The studies on the essential oil of Carum roxburghianum has been carried out. The essential oil was obtained from crushed seeds, extracted through Hydrodistillation method. The percentage yield of Carum roxburghianum was found 4.7% respectively. Physical properties i.e., colour, odour, specific gravity, solubility, refractive index, acid value and ester value were recorded according to the standard procedures. Chemical composition of essential oil of Carum roxburghianum was analyzed by gas liquid chromatography using co-injection technique. Compounds found in Carum roxburghianum were ?- pinene (0.4185%), ?-pinene (0.152%), myrcene (0.2203%), ?-carene (3.2682%), limonene (16.4321%), ?- terpinene (1.4444%), thymol (3.1047%), linalool (1.0762%), carvacrol (14.6033%), carvone (2.2898%), 1-cadinene (0.1412%), ?-elemene (0.9911%), ?-humulene (0.2705%), elemol (38.5629%) and cadinol (14.4157%). The percentage of coumarins was (2.1346%). The percentage of unidentified components was (0.4746%). The antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Carum roxburghianum were also carried out and the oil showed antimicrobial activity against four gram positive and two gram negative bacteria.

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2014-12-30

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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2014): Oct-Dec

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Research Articles

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Physico- chemical investigation and antimicrobial activity studies on essential oil of Carum roxburghianum. Int J of Pharm Chem [Internet]. 2014 Dec. 30 [cited 2025 Jun. 9];4(4):151-4. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijpc/article/view/1471
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