Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of Oil from Plai (Zingiber cassumunar Roxb.) Obtained by Hydro Distillation and Hexane Extraction

Authors

  • Udomlak Sukatta Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Prapassorn Rugthaworn Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Putthita Punjee Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Sopida Chidchenchey National Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Vichien Keeratinijakal Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

chemical composition, physical property, plai oil, Zingiber cassumunar Roxb., extraction

Abstract

This research studied essential oils of three native varieties of plai obtained by hexane extraction and hydro distillation and collected from Sa Kaco (S1), Chiang Mai (S2) and Prachuap Khiri Khan (S3) provinces in Thailand. The results showed that the yield of oil obtained from S1, S2 and S3 by hexane extraction was 0.983%, 0.900% and 0.857% (w/w), respectively, while by hydro distillation the yield was 1.137%, 1.262% and 1.373% (w/w), respectively. The chemical constituents of essential oils isolated by hexane extraction and hydro distillation were examined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The results showed that essential oils in the plai rhizomes isolated by hexane extraction and by hydro distillation were rather similar in their major composition, but different in minor components. The plai oil obtained by hexane extraction contained mainly: sabinene (24.05-39.11%), γ-terpinene (6.68-7.74%), terpinen-4-ol (33.11-49.36%) and (E)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) butadiene (DMPBD) (5.31-8.28%), whereas that obtained by hydro-distillation contained: sabinene (36.71-53.50%), γ-terpinene (5.27-7.25%), terpinen-4-ol (21.85-29.96%) and DMPBD (0.95-16.16%).

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Published

2009-12-31

How to Cite

Udomlak Sukatta, Prapassorn Rugthaworn, Putthita Punjee, Sopida Chidchenchey, and Vichien Keeratinijakal. 2009. “Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of Oil from Plai (Zingiber Cassumunar Roxb.) Obtained by Hydro Distillation and Hexane Extraction”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 43 (5). Bangkok, Thailand:212-17. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/244818.

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