CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Schinus molle essential oil

Plant Name

: American pepper

Plant Variety Name

: NA

Plant Tissue Name

: Leaf

Introduction

Oil was basicly used in the industries of soft drinks for providing the flavours to them.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Díaz, Cecilia, et al. "Chemical composition of Schinus molle essential oil and its cytotoxic activity on tumour cell lines." Natural product research 22.17 (2008): 1521-1534.

2. Gundidza, M. "Antimicrobial activity of essential oil from Schinus molle Linn." The Central African journal of medicine 39.11 (1993): 231-234.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Beta-Pinene	31.1
2	Alpha- Pinene	22.7

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Gamma-Cadinene	6.0
2	Alpha-Cadinol	5.6
3	Beta-Caryophyllene	4.7
4	Germacrene D	3.9
5	Delta-Cadinene	3.9
6	Bicyclogermacrene	3.0
7	Beta-Phellandrene	2.6
8	Spathulenol	0.6
9	Alpha-Muurolene	0.7
10	Sabinene	0.2
11	Alpha-Humulene	0.6
12	Myrcene	0.3
13	Alpha-Gurjunene	0.3
14	Globulol	0.8
15	Alpha-Copaene	0.1
16	Gamma-Terpinene	0.1
17	Alpha-Cadinene	0.5
18	(E)-Beta-Ocimene	0.6
19	Camphene	0.5
20	Beta-Elemene	0.2
21	Viridiflorol	0.4
22	Alpha-Thujene	0.2
23	Tricyclene	0.1
24	Alpha-Terpineol	0.1
25	Terpinen-4-01	0.2
26	Alpha-Phellandrene	0.1