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. 2010 Nov 25;108(5):1211–1217. doi: 10.1007/s00436-010-2165-7

Table 2.

Chemical composition of the essential oils

RIa Compounds C. patens U. pierreanum
Cp1 (%) Cp2 (%) Up1 (%) Up2 (%)
913 α-Thujene 0.16
920 α-Pinene 0.12 22.80
933 Camphene 0.10 0.50
955 Sabinene 0.10
959 β-Pinene 0.28 0.10 23.00
981 Myrcene 2.00 2.50
999 δ-3-Carene 0.15
1006 α-Terpinene 0.10
1011 p-Cymene 0.22 0.80
1014 Limonene 1.15 8.50
1028 (Z)-β-ocimene 0.10
1038 (E)-β-ocimene 4.00
1058 γ-Terpinene 0.24 0.21
1068 Terpinolene 0.10
1134 Neo-allo-ocimene 0.10
1072 Linalool 0.65 0.22 0.80
1156 Borneol 0.10
1161 Terpinen-4-ol 0.10 0.30
1172 α-Terpineol 0.10 4.00
1220 Geraniol 0.10
1334 δ-Elemene 2.44 0.86
1347 α-Cubebene 1.33 0.10 0.10
1356 α-Ylangene 0.42 0.11
1361 α-Copaene 16.90 1.12 5.70 7.90
1374 β-Elemene 2.44 1.57 0.10 0.10
1387 Cyperene 1.66
1396 Z-α-bergamotene 0.43 0.10 5.20 0.88
1397 α-Cedrene 1.00 0.10
1411 α-Santalene 4.50
1413 β-Caryophyllene 2.58 27.54 0.90 0.10
1417 γ-Elemene + β-cubebene 2.91 3.2
1423 (E)-α-bergamotene 1.10 0.10 9.00 2.50
1427 E-β-farnesene 0.80 0.20 3.00 1.70
1453 α-Humulene 0.90 2.77 0.10
1455 Alloaromadendrene 0.80 1.27
1455 γ-Muurolene 1.80 0.42
1458 α-Farnesene 5.70 1.80
1461 Germacrene D 3.80 16.14
1472 α-Muurolene 1.19 0.70
1474 Ar-curcumene 8.60 0.80
1487 β-Bisabolene 0.94 1.00 28.20 4.30
1490 Z-γ-bisabolene 0.87 0.80
1492 γ-Cadinene 0.33 0.70
1494 Bicyclogermacrene 2.81 4.23
1505 δ-Cadinene 28.70 1.60 0.70 2.60
1506 Cadina-1,4-diene 0.70
1513 (Z)-calamenene 3.00 0.30
1514 (E,Z)-germacrene B 4.91 1.97
1514 β-Sesquiphellandrene 5.30
1517 E-calamenene 0.70
1538 Germacrene B 7.40 15.98
1537 (E)-nerolidol 0.80 1.22
1551 Spathulenol 2.52 0.78
1555 Caryophyllene oxide 2.90 3.80 1.20 0.10
1568 γ-Eudesmol 1.00 0.50
1595 Cubenol 2.46 0.43
1602 Epi-α-cadinol 0.10 0.10
1607 Epi-α-muurolol 1.92 2.39
1638 α-Cadinol 0.30 2.42 0.70 0.10
1666 β-Bosabolol 2.30 0.20
1674 α-Bisabolol 11.50 4.56
1680 E,E-farnesol 1.22
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 0.52 4.41 62.40
Oxygenated monoterpenes 0.65 0.42 5.30
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 87.46 83.18 81.70 23.10
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes 10.10 9.82 17.60 8.00
Total 98.73 97.83 99.30 98.80

Components were identified based on RI and GC/MS data and listed according to their order of elution on DB1 (50 m)

Cp1 stem bark oil of C. patens, Cp2 leaf oil of C. patens, Up1 stem bark oil of U. pierreanum, Up2 leaf oil of U. pierreanum, % percent peak area of essential oil constituents

aRetention indices