Summary

Study of Green Pepper Fruit Oil (Piper nigrum Linn.)

Piper nigrum Linn. belongs to the Piperaceae family, which is cultivated in Dong Nai province, in this paper its green fruit oil was studied. The essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation. We used two methods for activating of hydrodistillation: conventional heating and microwave irradiating. Its physical and chemical indices were measured. The chemical composition of this oil was identified by GC/MSD and quantified by GC/FID. The main constituents of green pepper fruit oils are α-terpinene (32%), limonene (18%), β-caryophyllene (14%), β-pinene (11%).

Key words: Piper nigrum Linn., green fruit oil, hydrodistillation, α-terpinene, limonene, β-caryophyllene, β-pinene.

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