Characterization of Essential Oil of Local Varieties of Citrus paradisi Peel

The essential oil from Citrus paradisi peel was analyzed for its chemical composition. The GC and GC/MS studies of the essential oil revealed the presence of 23 constituents; out of which 15 constituents were identified as: µ-Pinene (0.4405 %), b-Pinene (2.5129 %), Limonene (81.862 %), r-Cymene (3.6917 %), Linalyl acetate (5.206 %), Sabinene (1.025 %), 4-Terpineol (0.389 %), µ-Terpineol (0.3181 %), µ-Thugene (0.2813 %), Octanol (0.2698 %), 1,8-Cineol (0.4255 %), Geraniol (0.2106 %), Decanal (0.1679 %).

Muhammad Naeem Khan ,