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Studies on the chemical composition and biological activity of essential oil from Cyperus rotundus Linn.

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The sesquiterpene caryophyllene in its alcohol form has been identified for the first time from the essential oil of the tubers of Cyperus rotundus Linn. The structure of the alcohol has been identified by spectroscopic and chemical methods. Bioefficacy of the oil and its hydrocarbon, ketonic and alcoholic fractions is reported for maize and mungbean.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, 141 004, Ludhiana, India

    R. S. Dhillon, S. Singh & S. Kundra

  2. Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, 141 004, Ludhiana, India

    A. S. Basra

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Dhillon, R.S., Singh, S., Kundra, S. et al. Studies on the chemical composition and biological activity of essential oil from Cyperus rotundus Linn.. Plant Growth Regul 13, 89–93 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207597

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