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. 2024 Jan 16;29(2):435. doi: 10.3390/molecules29020435

Table 1.

The chemical composition of the OEOs.

Compound RI RT (min) Content (%)
OEO1 OEO2 OEO3 OEO4
Tricyclene 921 6.159 0.01 0.01 - 0.01
α-Thujene 924 6.247 0.20 0.56 0.05 0.08
α-Pinene 932 6.467 0.49 0.52 0.88 0.16
α-Fenchene 947 6.91 - 0.04 -
Camphene 948 6.957 0.21 0.13 0.27 0.15
Thuja-2,4(10)-diene 952 7.073 0.01 - - -
5-methyl-Furfural 961 7.326 0.01 - - -
Sabinene 971 7.649 - 0.01 0.07 0.01
β-Pinene 977 7.809 0.07 0.67 0.25 0.47
1-Octen-3-ol 979 7.877 0.08 0.14 0.04 0.17
trans-meta-Mentha-2,8-diene 983 7.983 - 0.02 0.02 -
3-Octanone 985 8.049 - 0.06 0.08
Myrcene 989 8.166 1.07 0.69 0.51 0.11
3-Octanol 997 8.421 - 0.04 0.05
δ-2-Carene 1004 8.642 - 0.04 0.03 -
α-Phellandrene 1006 8.724 0.23 0.07 0.01 0.04
p-Mentha-1(&),8-diene 1008 8.802 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.01
α-Terpinene 1015 9.076 1.09 0.81 0.19 0.46
p-Cymene 1017 9.168 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.01
o-Cymene 1022 9.346 3.61 4.59 5.00 3.59
Limonene 1026 9.493 0.19 0.55 0.21 0.58
β-Phellandrene 1027 9.546 0.25 - 0.07 -
1.8-Cineole 1029 9.599 - 0.74 0.32 0.85
(Z)-β-Ocimene 1032 9.719 0.04 0.01 0.03 0.01
M.IN.-β-Ocimene 1041 10.077 0.08 0.02 0.01 0.01
γ-Terpinene 1052 10.500 3.47 2.84 1.83 2.55
cis-Sabinene hydrate 1063 10.915 0.14 0.02 0.02 0.02
Terpinolene 1076 11.437 0.22 0.05 0.09 0.02
p-Cymenene 1081 11.619 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.01
Linalool 1090 11.954 2.47 1.97 0.39 2.48
trans-Sabinene hydrate 1093 12.062 0.01 - - -
endo-Fenchol 1109 12.64 - - - 0.01
cis-p-Menth-2-en-1-ol 1115 12.825 0.04 0.01 - 0.01
α-Campholenal 1118 12.916 0.05 - - -
γ-Terpineol 1119 12.942 - - 0.01 -
trans-Sabinol 1134 13.405 0.05 0.01 0.01 -
neo-3-Thujanol 1136 13.477 0.06 - - 0.01
Camphor 1142 13.644 - 0.61 - 0.76
cis-Chrysanthenol 1144 13.735 0.01 - - -
iso-Menthone 1151 13.947 - 0.02 - -
β-Pineneoxide 1164 14.349 - - 0.01 -
Borneol 1170 14.532 1.35 0.92 0.26 1.17
Terpinen-4-ol 1179 14.825 0.97 0.44 0.16 0.55
p-Cymen-8-ol 1187 15.073 0.03 - - 0.01
α-Terpineol 1196 15.349 0.11 0.26 0.04 0.33
γ-Terpineol 1198 15.410 0.21 0.47 0.09 0.54
trans-dihydro Carvone 1208 15.737 - 0.01 - 0.01
trans-Piperitol 1214 15.938 0.02 - - -
trans-Carveol 1224 16.273 0.03 - - -
neoiso-dihydro Carveol 1229 16.452 0.05 - - -
Thymol, methylether 1241 16.840 0.15 0.27 0.16 0.33
Cumin aldehyde 1246 17.024 - 0.05 - 0.04
Carvone 1251 17.224 0.33 0.01 0.01 0.02
cis-Myrtanol 1257 17.402 - 0.01 - -
Carvotan acetone 1258 17.434 0.06 - 0.01 0.01
2E-Decenal 1268 17.781 - 0.01 - 0.01
Carvenone 1271 17.854 0.07 - - -
2E-Decen-1-ol 1276 18.041 - - - 0.01
Thymol 1295 18.689 1.88 2.06 1.65 2.43
Carvacrol 1309 19.152 77.73 76.64 85.70 77.61
NI 1319 19.505 0.23 - - -
methyl-Anthranile 1344 20.345 - - - 0.01
δ-Elemene 1349 20.498 - 0.05 - 0.06
NI 1355 20.701 - 0.09 - 0.12
Nerylacetate 1360 20.888 0.04 - - -
Carvacrol acetate 1367 21.097 0.36 0.01 - -
α-Ylangen 1370 21.226 0.01 - - -
Isoledene 1372 21.262 0.01 - - -
α-Copaene 1377 21.433 0.07 0.07 - 0.08
Geranylacetate 1380 21.533 0.07 0.01 - 0.01
β-Bourbonene 1384 21.696 0.06 0.01 - -
β-Elemene 1390 21.88 - 0.01 - 0.01
Z-Jasmonene 1395 22.044 0.01 - - -
Methyl eugenol 1402 22.292 0.09 0.01 - -
α-Funebrene 1405 22.364 - - - 0.01
α-Gurjunene 1408 22.455 0.01 - - -
E-Caryophyllene 1423 22,856 1.49 2.60 0.98 2.93
β-Copaene 1432 23,100 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01
β-Gurjunene 1435 23,181 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
trans-α-Bergamotene 1438 23.275 0.09 - - -
α-Guaiene 1440 23.335 - - - 0.01
Aromadendrene 1444 23.451 0.35 - 0.01 -
α-Himachalene 1457 23.788 0.03 0.01 - 0.01
α-Humulene 1464 23.988 0.09 0.53 0.01 0.58
allo-Aromadendrene 1469 24.122 0.05 0.01 - 0.01
trans-Cadina-1(6),4-diene 1482 25.502 0.03 0.01 - -
α-Cuprenene 1486 24.596 - - - 0.01
allo-Aromadendrene 1469 24.129 - - 0.01 -
γ-Muurolene 1486 24.600 0.06 0.00 0.01 -
α-Amorphene 1491 24.735 0.02 - - -
γ-Amorphene 1496 24.877 0.02 - - -
Viridiflorene 1503 25.109 0.21 - - -
α-Muurolene 1508 25.268 0.05 0.01 - -
Epizonarene 1510 25.342 0.04 - - -
trans-β-Guaiene 1515 25.480 0.03 - - -
β-Bisabolene 1519 25.616 3.00 0.04 0.04 0.02
γ-Cadinene 1524 25.782 0.23 0.01 0.01 -
δ-Cadinene 1528 25.938 0.20 0.01 0.02 0.01
trans-Calamenene 1531 26.039 - - - 0.01
β-Sesquiphellandrene 1533 26.089 0.07 - - -
trans-Cadina-1,4-diene 1541 26.361 0.02 - - -
α-Cadinene 1545 26.493 0.03 - - -
Germacrene B 1568 27.254 0.01 - - -
Spathulenol 1581 27.695 0.25 - 0.01 -
Caryophyllene oxide 1585 27.850 0.46 0.14 0.45 0.37
Globulol 1588 27.954 0.03 - - -
β-Atlantol 1610 28.582 0.01 - - -
Humulene epoxide II 1613 28.661 0.02 0.02 - 0.05
1,10-di-epi-Cubenol 1620 28.824 0.05 - - -
Eremoligenol 1640 29.326 0.03 - - -
Caryophylla-4(14),8(15)-dien-5-alpha-ol 1646 29.451 0.02 - 0.01 0.01
α-Muurol 1651 29.584 0.28 - - -
14-hydroxy-9-epi-M.IN.-Caryophyllene 1656 29.712 0.05 - - -
Eremoligenol 1667 29.976 0.09 - 0.01 0.01
(Z)-α-Santalol 1684 30.402 0.03 - - 0.01
Khusinol 1689 30.516 0.01 - - -
α-Bisabolol 1701 30.814 0.02 - - -
(Z)-α-trans-Bergamotol 1703 30.860 0.02 - - -
8-Cedrene-13-ol 1706 30.967 0.02 - - -

OEO—Oregano Essential Oil; OEO1 (Turkey), OEO2 (USA), OEO3 (Poland), OEO4 (Europe); RI—Retention Index; RT—Retention Time; NI—Compound Not Identified with a Specific Mass Spectrum.