Author(s):
Kunnath Subin, P.A. Jose, Beenu Tom, Bharath Nair, Manju C.N.
Email(s):
pajosekfri@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0975-4385.2021.00019 
Address:
Kunnath Subin1, P.A. Jose1*, Beenu Tom2, Bharath Nair3, Manju C.N.4
1Sustainable Forest Management Division, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi.
2Central Instrumentation Unit, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi.
3Forest Pathology Department, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi.
4Department of Botany, The Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode-14.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 13,
Issue - 3,
Year - 2021
ABSTRACT:
A fragrant epiphyllous liverwort was found on the leaves of Atuna indica, an endangered tree during a forest trip and the specimen identified as Leptolejeunea balansae Steph., GC-MS analysis of the species were done to identify the components behind the smell and antimicrobial studies were conducted to know the possibility of a mutualism. Anisole p-ethyl was identified as the factor causing the fragrance and no antimicrobial activities were recorded for the studied concentrations. The sweet fragrance from natural resources like bryophytes should have myriad applications in perfumery industry.
Cite this article:
Kunnath Subin, P.A. Jose, Beenu Tom, Bharath Nair, Manju C.N. GC-MS Analysis of a Fragrant Epiphyllous Liverwort Leptolejeunea balansae from Western Ghats, India. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2021; 13(3):115-8. doi: 10.52711/0975-4385.2021.00019
Cite(Electronic):
Kunnath Subin, P.A. Jose, Beenu Tom, Bharath Nair, Manju C.N. GC-MS Analysis of a Fragrant Epiphyllous Liverwort Leptolejeunea balansae from Western Ghats, India. Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry. 2021; 13(3):115-8. doi: 10.52711/0975-4385.2021.00019 Available on: https://rjpponline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-13-3-2
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