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Planta Med 1995; 61(6): 574-575
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-959379
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Chemical Composition of Essential Oil from the Root Bark of Sassafras albidum

Donatien Pascal Kamdem1 , Douglas A. Gage2
  • 1Department of Forestry, 126 Natural Resources, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A.
  • 2MSU-NIH Mass Spectrometry Facility, Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A.
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1995

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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The root bark of Sassafras albidum (Nuttall) Nees (Lauraceae) was extracted at room temperature with hexane and chloroform as solvents. The isolated essential oils were analyzed with GC and GC/MS. Thirty compounds were identified, nine of which have not been previously reported from this species. The major compounds were safrole (85%), camphor (3.25%), and methyleugenol (1.10%). Ten sesquiterpenes were also identified.