AromaDb: A Database of Plant's Aroma Molecules

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name
: Ribes nigrum essential oil
Plant Name
: Blackcurrant
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Leaf

Introduction

Blackcurrant seed oil is rich in nutrients, especially vitamin E and unsaturated fatty acids, including alpha-linolenic acid and gamma-linolenic acid.

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.Biological Activity Name
1 Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Kiliç, Ceyda S., et al. "Essential Oil of the Leaves of Ribes nigrum L. from Turkey." Journal of Essential Oil Research 20.6 (2008): 512-514.

2. Stević, Tatjana, et al. "Composition and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil of the leaves of black currant (Ribes nigrum L.) cultivar Čačanska crna." Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 75.1 (2010): 35-43.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Beta-Caryophyllene 12.90
2 Hexadecanoic Acid 10.70
3 Alpha-Humulene 10.20
4 Caryophyllene Oxide 9.60
5 Tetradecanoic Acid 7.20

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.Compound Name Compound Percentage(%)
1 Humulene Epoxide Ii 6.50
2 Dodecanoic Acid 1.60
3 Cubenol 0.10
4 Pentadecanoic Acid 0.50
5 Cis-P-Menth-2-En-1-Ol Trace
6 Pentacosane 0.80
7 Caryophyllene Alcohol 0.10
8 P-Cymene 0.10
9 Beta-Selinene 0.50
10 Nonanoic Acid 0.10
11 Beta-Pinene 0.10
12 Methyl Octadecanoate 0.30
13 Beta-Phellandrene 0.10
14 Methyl Hexadecanoate 0.10
15 Beta-Myrcene 0.10
16 Limonene 0.10
17 Benzyl Benzoate 0.30
18 Isophytol 0.10
19 Alpha-Terpineol 0.70
20 Alpha-Terpinene 0.20
21 Gamma-Terpinene 0.70
22 Alpha-Selinene Trace
23 Farnesyl Acetone 0.40
24 Alpha-Cadinol 0.10
25 Alpha- Pinene 0.30
26 Delta-Cadinene 0.30
27 A-Eudesmol 0.30
28 Delta-3-Carene 0.30
29 (E,E)-Farnesol 0.10
30 Decanoic Acid 0.50