Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

Project's title	Study of the essential oil, chemical composition and bioactivity of Pinus massoniana Lam. In Vietnam
Research hosting institution	Institute of Marine Biochemistry (IMBC)
Project leader’s name	Prof. Dr Nguyen Van Hung
Project duration	01/01/2012 - 01/01/2013
Project’s budget	200.000.000 VND
Classify	Excellent
Goal and objectives of the project	- The long and sustainable cooperation in the science between the Vietnam Academy Of Science and Technology and Belarus Acadermy of Science - Exchange the knowledge and research experiences in the plants containing essential oils - Determination in the chemiscal constituents and the biological activity Pinus massoniana Lam. In Vietnam
Main results	- Extraction of the chemical constituents and the biological activity Pinus massoniana Lam. By steam distillation - Determination of the physical properties of the essential oils such as density, refractive index, optical rotation - Determination of the content of compounds in the essential oils of the twigs, back, fruit and leaves of Pinus massoniana Lam. The essential oil of the left of Pinus massoniana Lam. Consists of 26 compounds including monoterpeniods and sesquiterpennoids. - Issolation 4 known compounds - Test for cytotoxicity activity
Products of the project	One paper was pulished on the Vietnam journal of Chemistry