Plant Diversity ›› 1988, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (02): 1-3.

• Articles •    

STUDY ON THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF GARLIC OIL IN YUNNAN

Ding Zhihui, Ding Jingkai, Yang Chongren, Yuichiro Saruwalari   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany,Academia Sinica, Kunming;The Central Research Laboratories, Wakunaga Pharmaceutical Co.,Hiroshima, Japan
  • Online:1988-04-25 Published:1988-04-25

Abstract: The garlic oil from Allium sativumL. cultivated in Qujing, Yun-nan, China was investigated with GC and GC-MS; 20 compounds were identified and 5 of them never yet reported for the garlic oil, namely, 6-methyl-l-thi-2 ,4 -cyclohcxadien.e, 5 -methyl- 1 , 2 -dithi- 3 -cyclopentene, 4 -methyl- 1 , 2 -dithi -cyclopentene, 4 -vinyl- 1,2,3 -trithi- 5 -cyclohexene and Allyl methyl pentasu-Ifide. The main components are 3-vinyl-1, 2-dithi-5-cyclohexene and 3-vinyl - 1 , 2 -dithi- 4 -cyclohexene.

Key words: Allium sativum