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Citronella oil, Chinese 85/35

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Synonym(s):

Citronella grass oil, Cymbopogon winterianus

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CAS Number:
FEMA Number:
2308
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12164502

grade

FG
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1334/2008 & 178/2002
FDA 21 CFR 117

refractive index

n20/D 1.485 (lit.)

bp

222 °C (lit.)

density

0.897 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

no known allergens

organoleptic

lemon

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Extraction method: steam distillation

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Günter C Müller et al.
Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 24(1), 154-160 (2008-04-29)
The first goal of this study was to compare the degree of personal protection against biting insects provided by geraniol, linalool, and citronella candle (5%) vapors outdoors, where such products are commonly used. At a distance of 1.0 m, citronella
Divya Sahu et al.
International journal of computational biology and drug design, 4(4), 332-344 (2011-12-27)
Citronella oil is one of the essential oils obtained from Cymbopogon sp. having medicinally important aromatic chemicals (like citronellal, citronellol, hydroxy-citronellol and geraniol) exhibiting insecticidal, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Geraniol Dehydrogenase (GDH) is responsible for the degradation of Citronella oil.
Sonali Sinha et al.
Journal of ethnopharmacology, 137(3), 1521-1527 (2011-09-08)
Essential oils of palmarosa and citronella have been extensively used in ancient Indian and South-east Asian traditional medicines. These essential oils have been reported to exhibit antimicrobial, anti parasitic effects against bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi, and viruses. In the present
Günter C Müller et al.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology, 34(1), 2-8 (2009-06-01)
We determined the degree of personal protection provided by citronella, linalool, and geraniol in the form of commercially available candles or diffusers, both indoors and outdoors. Under the uniform conditions of the experiments, all substances repelled significantly more mosquitoes than
Kyu-Sik Chang et al.
Pest management science, 62(11), 1032-1038 (2006-08-09)
Patch and skin bioassays were used in laboratory and indoor tests to evaluate the repellency of (E)-cinnamaldehyde, identified in Cinnamomum cassia Blume bark and essential oil, and a cream containing 5% (w/w) cassia oil against Aedes aegypti (L.) females. Results

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