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Composition of the essential oil of soiling dent corn

By: Material type: ArticleLanguage: English Publication details: United States of America : American Chemical Society, 1981.ISSN:
  • 0021-8561
  • 1520-5118 (Online)
Subject(s): In: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry United States of America : American Chemical Society, 1981. v. 29, no. 5, p. 909–911Summary: The essential oil of soiling dent corn was isolated by steam distillation of the fresh grass with a yield o0.0031 %. The essential oil was analyzed by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatographic comparison with authentic specimens, and 90 compounds consisting of hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, esters, acids, phenols, and miscellaneous were identified. Quantitative analysis was further carried out on the essential oil, and soiling dent corn oil was relatively rich in hydrocarbons and aldehydes.
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The essential oil of soiling dent corn was isolated by steam distillation of the fresh grass with a yield o0.0031 %. The essential oil was analyzed by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and gas chromatographic comparison with authentic specimens, and 90 compounds consisting of hydrocarbons, aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, esters, acids, phenols, and miscellaneous were identified. Quantitative analysis was further carried out on the essential oil, and soiling dent corn oil was relatively rich in hydrocarbons and aldehydes.

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