Abstract:
Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) is one of the important plant species having extensive commercial and medicinal
uses. The current study aims to assess the chemical constituents in pod oil of Dalbergia sissoo (Roxb.) by using two
spectroscopic techniques i.e. GC-FID (Gas Chromatography Flame Ionization Detection) and GC-MS (Gas
Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy). In GC-FID technique, nine fatty acids were identified with their respective
composition, capric acid (1) (1.496%) lauric acid (2) (5.695%), myristic acid (3) (4.925%), palmitic acid (4) (10.130%),
palmitoleic acid (5) (2.166%), stearic acid (6) (2.862%), oleic acid (7) (10.232%), linoleic acid (8) (22.350%) and
behenic acid (9) (9.283%). In second technique, i.e. GC-MS, a series of hydrocarbons (10-37) along with two
triterpenoids (38-39) were found in pod oil of the plant used. Important structure indices such as Iodine value and
Saponification values were also determined. These findings can be helpful to understand the important medicinal and
commercial aspects of seeds oil of the plant, like fuel value, degree of unsaturation and oxidative stability. Antioxidant
testing (DPPH-Radical Scavenging Assay) was also performed on pods oil but no any significant activity was found.
