Hawaiian sandalwood: oil composition of Santalum paniculatum and comparison with other sandal species

Nat Prod Commun. 2014 Sep;9(9):1365-8.

Abstract

Four commercial qualities of Hawaiian sandalwood oil produced from wood of Santalum paniculatum originating from the island of Hawaii ("The Big Island") were analyzed using GC and GC-MS. Main constituents of the oils were (Z)-α-santalol (34.5-40.4%) and (Z)-β-santalol (11.0-16.2%). An odor evaluation of the oils was carried out against East Indian sandalwood oil. In addition, the chemical composition of Hawaiian sandalwood oil was compared with four different Santalum species originating from East India, New Caledonia, Eastern Polynesia and Australia, respectively.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
  • Hawaii
  • Plant Oils / chemistry*
  • Plant Oils / classification
  • Santalum / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / chemistry*
  • Sesquiterpenes / classification

Substances

  • Plant Oils
  • Sesquiterpenes
  • sandalwood oil