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The HPLC analysis and profile of Tigaso oil of lake Kutubu, southern highlands province, Papua New Guinea Bosley Boting 1 *, Topul Rali 2 , Baro Gise 1 1 Discipline of Chemistry, Division of Physical Sciences, School of Science and Technology, University of Goroka, PO Box 1078, Goroka, EHP 2 Division of Chemistry, School of Natural and Physical Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, PO Box 320, Waigani, NCD Tigasso oil is derived from Campnosperma brevipteliopata, a tree species from the family of Anacardiaceae, and is endemic to the Lake Kutubu area of the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. The oil harvested from this tree is an essential oil in the region and has traditional and cultural values attached to it. The oil harvested is composed of mainly water and other dirt particles including fats and fatty acids, and therefore was cleaned and purified using separating funnel followed by gravity filtration. Samples were subject to HPLC analyses and showed three distinct peaks in both the acidic and the basic extractions. These three peaks indicate the presence of organic compounds that make up the chemical structure of the Tigasso oil. Further work including NMR, LCMS and GCMS will be done to identify the chemical structure of these three respective peaks.
Key Words: Tigasso oil, Campnosperma brevipteliopata, Anacardiaceae, essential oil, high performance liquid chromatography.
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