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. 2011 Autumn;10(4):799–810.

Table 1.

Chemical composition of the volatile oil from male and female leaves of Juniperus excelsa subsp. polycarpos

Components Retention Index (1) Male Leaves% Female Leaves% Fruits%
α -Pinene 938 32.72 59.90 78.26
Sabinene 977 3.57 t 1.51
ß -Pinene 984 15.83 2.63 t
Myrcene 995 0.10 0.12 0.22
δ-2-Carene 1000 0.22 2.34 3.30
α -Phellandrene 1007 2.90 t t
1,4-Cineol 1012 6.50 6.79 6.97
α -Terpinene 1020 0.12 0.56 t
Cymene (para) 1023 0.25 - -
Limonene 1031 7.02 9.73 0.21
Z-ß-Ocimene 1039 0.10 - t
E-ß-Ocimene 1047 1.82 5.54 3.48
Bergamal 1057 5.05 0.11 -
γ -Terpinene 1064 0.20 0.75 t
Sabinene hydrate (cis) 1069 0.55 t -
Cymenene (meta) 1087 1.03 - -
6-Camphenol 1112 2.28 2.08 1.87
α -Campholenal 1125 3.53 3.29 t
Ocimene (allo-) 1129 0.54 - -
Limonene oxide (cis) 1136 0.52 0.13 t
Borneol 1165 0.46 0.61 0.32
3-Thujanol 1172 0.55 0.10 0.13
α -Terpineol 1191 0.13 0.10 0.19
Verbenone 1207 0.12 t -
Z-Ocimenone 1231 0.10 0.10 t
E-Caryophyllene 1417 - - 0.18
γ- Elemene 1435 0.55 0.85 0.21
E-β -Farnesene 1459 0.45 1.51 -
Germacrene D 1482 0.10 - 0.18
α-Muurolene 1498 0.13 0.58 -
Cuparene 1507 - 0.13 -
γ- Cadinene 1516 - 0.13 -
α -Cadinene 1541 0.16 0.50 t
Widdrol 1597 - 0.12 -
Cedrol 1621 1.88 2.57 1.31
Grouped compounds:
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 81.57 66.42 86.98
Oxygen-containing monoterpenes 13.31 19.73 9.48
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 1.39 3.70 0.57
Oxygen-containing sesquiterpenes 1.88 2.69 1.31

t: trace (< 0.1%) ; (1): The retention Kovats indices were determined on DB-5 capillary column