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. 2023 Dec 14;28(24):8082. doi: 10.3390/molecules28248082

Table 2.

Relative abundances of 26 terpenes in leaves of hybrid Cannabis.

Elution Order Compound Name Relative Abundance (%)
Cherry Blossom V1 V4 White Widow Chung Sam Blue Dream Bubble Gum Purple Victory
1 α-Pinene 28 ± 8 50 ± 30 40 ± 20 2.29 ± 0.04 4.8 ± 0.5 20 ± 10 5 ± 1 38 ± 5 17 ± 1
2 β-Pinene 6.6 ± 0.3 15 ± 3 13 ± 5 1.75 ± 0.09 2.0 ± 0.5 7 ± 5 7 ± 1 14 ± 2 6.5 ± 0.8
3 Myrcene 6.5 ± 0.2 1.14 ± 0.02 2.5 ± 0.2 4.41 ± 0.06 0.08 ± 0.03 10 ± 5 9 ± 2 17 ± 2 14 ± 2
4 Limonene 5 ± 1 2.5 ± 0.6 6.3 ± 0.2 6.5 ± 0.1 1.9 ± 0.6 4 ± 2 19 ± 3 3.4 ± 0.4 3.6 ± 0.6
5 Eucalyptol 0.04± 0.04 1.2 ± 0.9 1.3 ± 0.5 20 ± 5 ND 3 ± 2 ND ND 0.68 ± 0.02
6 E-β-Ocimene 0.6 ± 0.3 0 ± 1 0.47 ± 0.08 ND ND 1.9 ± 0.6 ND ND ND
7 γ-Terpinene ND 0.1 ± 0.2 0.05 ± 0.07 0.40 ± 0.09 ND 0.6 ± 0.1 ND 0.02 ± 0.01 0.13 ± 0.03
8 Z-Sabinene hydrate ND 0 ± 1 0.3 ± 0.5 0 ± 2 ND 1.0 ± 0.8 ND 0.08 ± 0.05 0.4 ± 0.2
9 β-Caryophyllene 21 ± 3 10 ± 20 10 ± 30 22 ± 5 42 ± 5 20 ± 10 13 ± 3 7 ± 3 18 ± 6
10 trans-α-Bergamotene 4 ± 7 5 ± 9 4 ± 9 1.6 ± 0.5 6.3 ± 0.7 3.7 ± 0.3 5 ± 3 2.6 ± 0.4 5 ± 2
11 α-Guaiene 0.2 ± 0.3 <0.01 ND 0.31 ± 0.01 ND ND ND ND ND
12 E-β-Farnesene 2 ± 4 1 ± 2 0.3 ± 0.7 0.9 ± 0.1 ND 0.62 ± 0.08 0.5 ± 0.5 ND 2 ± 1
13 α-Humulene 16 ± 27 10 ± 20 10 ± 20 16 ± 4 33 ± 4 12.0 ± 0.3 18 ± 8 7.0 ± 0.2 15 ± 2
14 Alloaromadrene 0.2 ± 0.3 0 ± 1 0 ± 1 0.4 ± 0.2 ND 0.3 ± 0.3 ND 0.17 ± 0.09 1.0 ± 0.3
15 β-Selinene 0.3 ± 0.5 ND ND 1.0 ± 0.4 ND 0.22 ± 0.03 0.57 ± 0.06 0.1 ± 0.1 0.7 ± 0.8
16 α-Selinene 0.3 ± 0.1 ND ND 1.2 ± 0.3 ND ND ND 0.23 ± 0.01 0.90 ± 0.07
17 Z,E-α-Farnesene 4 ± 7 0.12 ± 0.07 0.13 ± 0.05 ND ND ND 1.4 ± 0.8 2 ± 1 ND
18 β-Bisabolene 4 ± 7 0.3 ± 0.8 0.3 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 0.9 3.4 ± 0.4 1.2 ± 0.6 ND 0.4 ± 0.1 3.8 ± 0.8
19 β-sesquiphellandrene ND ND <0.01 ND <0.01 ND ND ND 0.30 ± 0.07
20 E-α-Bisabolene ND 1 ± 2 1 ± 2 ND 1.1 ± 0.1 ND 9 ± 6 ND 8 ± 2
21 Selina-3,7(11)-diene ND ND ND 17 ± 3 0.6 ± 0.4 5 ± 3 9 ± 3 6.6 ± 0.2 2.7 ± 0.1
22 Caryophyllene oxide 0.43 ± 0.09 1 ± 3 2 ± 6 0.1 ± 0.1 4 ± 1 ND ND <0.01 0.02 ± 0.01
23 Guaiol ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
24 γ-Eudesmol ND 0 ± 2 0 ± 1 ND ND 0.2 ± 0.1 ND ND ND
25 Bulnesol ND 0.1 ± 0.3 ND ND ND ND ND ND ND
26 α-Bisabolol 1 ± 3 0.1 ± 0.4 ND 0.8 ± 0.7 1 ± 1 0.2 ± 0.1 ND 0.09 ± 0.01 0.5 ± 0.9

ND means “not detected”.