Constituents of the Seed and Fruit Peel Oils of Alpinia breviligulata Gagnep. from Vietnam

ABSTRACT The chemical composition of the seed and fruit peel oils of Alpinia breviligulata Gagnep. was examined by GC and GC/MS. More than 20 and 30 constituent were found to be present in the seed and fruit peel oils respectively. The main compounds, accounting for 79.9% and 41.4% of the respective oils, were (E,E)-farnesol (65.0%), geranyl acetate (8.8%), and α-humulene (6.1%) in the seed oil, and β-pinene (22.9%), α-terpineol (7.3%), and caryophyllene oxide (11.2%) in the fruit peel oil.