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W230804

Sigma-Aldrich

Citronella oil, Chinese 85/35

FG

Synonym(s):

Citronella grass oil, Cymbopogon winterianus

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

Extraction method: steam distillation

Regulatory Information

植物油/植物胶产品
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M M Miró Specos et al.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 104(10), 653-658 (2010-08-03)
Microcapsules containing citronella essential oil were prepared by complex coacervation and applied to cotton textiles in order to study the repellent efficacy of the obtained fabrics. Citronella released from treated textiles was indirectly monitored by the extractable content of its
Tracy M Katz et al.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 58(5), 865-871 (2008-02-15)
Arthropod bites remain a major cause of patient morbidity. These bites can cause local or systemic effects that may be infectious or inflammatory in nature. Arthropods, notably insects and arachnids, are vectors of potentially serious ailments including malaria, West Nile
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.
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

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