Essential Oil Details
Essential Name
: Bixa orellana essential oil
Plant Name
: Bixa orellana
Plant Variety Name
: NA
Plant Tissue Name
: Seed
Introduction
Before synthetic dyes revolutionized industry, the tree was planted commercially for the pigment, extracted by solvent or boiling the seeds in oil, which was used to color cheese, margarine, chocolate, fabric and paints. Annatto oil is rich in tocotrienols, beta-carotene, essential oil, saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, flavonoids and vitamin C.
Biological Activity Details
| Serial No. | Biological Activity Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anti-microbial |
Reference
1. Pino, Jorge A., and Margarita T. Correa. "Chemical composition of the essential oil from annatto (Bixa orellana L.) seeds." Journal of Essential Oil Research 15.2 (2003): 66-67.
2. Castello, Marie-Claire, et al. "Antimicrobial activity of crude extracts from plant parts and corresponding calli of Bixa orellana L." Indian journal of experimental biology 40.12 (2002): 1378-1381.
Major Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farnesyl Acetate | 11.60 |
| 2 | Alpha-Calacorene | 9.60 |
Minor Compound Details
| Serial No. | Compound Name | Compound Percentage(%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Humulene Epoxide Ii | 9.70 |
| 2 | Beta-Pinene | 2.50 |
| 3 | Eucarvone | 2.30 |
| 4 | Alpha- Pinene | 2.80 |
| 5 | Alpha-Thujene | 1.0 |
| 6 | Beta-Bisabolene | 1.0 |
| 7 | Beta-Elemene | 0.30 |
| 8 | A-Cubebene | 0.10 |
Latest Molecules
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Name: Dehydroelsholtzia ketoneView
Scientific Name: 3-methyl-1-(3-methylfuran-2-yl)but-2-en-1-one
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Name: 2-nitroethanolView
Scientific Name: 2-nitroethanol
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Name: Vulgarone BView
Scientific Name: Vulgarone B
