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. 2012 Jan 5;51(6):1056–1065. doi: 10.1007/s13197-011-0610-y

Table 1.

Concentrations of the compounds present in the essential oil of Rosmarinus officinalis L. obtained by different methods

No Compounds RT 1a (min) RT 2b (min) Concentration (mg mL−1)
45 min 210 min 10 min 75 min
Hydrodistillation MAHD
1 Tricyclene 7.910 13.401 0.903 0.837 1.177 1.523
2 α-thujene 8.095 13.549 0.841 0.718 0.991 0.868
3 α -pinene 8.350 13.889 79.625 85.710 120.695 84.323
4 Camphene 8.874 14.534 20.404 25.464 30.442 24.211
5 Verbenenec 9.101 14.810 0.281
6 Sabinenec 9.869 15.629 0.248 0.224
7 β-pinene 9.970 15.760 27.696 32.847 41.549 33.161
8 1-octen-3-ol 10.176 16.096 2.118 1.423 1.787 1.332
9 β -myrcene 10.605 16.291 9.108 11.579 14.622 11.234
10 α -phellandrene 11.119 16.949 1.300 1.799 1.817 1.643
11 3-carene 11.378 17.213 0.000 0.742 0.661 0.000
12 α -terpinene 11.648 17.502 3.059 4.846 4.324 4.279
13 P-cymene 12.014 17.875 7.556 11.010 9.536 10.046
14 Limonene 18.080 4.138 15.151 16.454 14.826
15 1,8-cineole 12.363 18.234 538.797 436.875 409.754 450.188
16 Cis-Ocimene 12.644 18.909
17 γ-terpinene 13.502 19.407 3.521 6.219 4.764 5.582
18 Terpinolene 14.826 20.771 1.763 5.332 2.447 3.081
19 Linalool 15.413 21.214 13.520 14.352 12.248 13.583
20 Fenchol 15.975 21.955 1.532 2.342 1.049 1.509
21 Campholaldehydec 16.589 22.528 0.591 0.696 0.297 0.586
22 Camphor 17.399 23.420 139.592 153.297 149.583 167.174
23 Isopulegol 17.939 23.903 1.074 0.887 1.059 0.843
24 Pinocamphone/isopinocamphone 18.146 24.140 1.030 0.727 0.843 0.764
25 Pinocarvone/trans-pinocarvone 18.236 24.252 0.299 0.344
26 Borneol 18.352 24.330 21.488 35.582 28.329 39.672
27 4-terpineol 18.892 24.837 7.568 10.497 8.153 11.294
28 p-cymene-8-olc 19.295 25.143 0.223 0.893 0.857 1.145
29 α-terpineol 19.539 25.401 18.104 36.869 26.356 41.003
30 Myrtenolc 19.814 25.937 0.401 0.199 0.886
31 Verbenone 20.418 26.315 1.389 2.939 2.133 3.273
32 Citronellolc 21.312 26.916 0.824 0.846
33 Bornyl acetate 23.812 29.552 2.241 3.212 2.991 3.261
34 Thymol 24.108 29.794 0.666
35 Carvacrol 24.500 30.068 1.005 1.112 1.197 1.617
36 Methyl eugenol 28.964 34.339 1.040 1.169
37 β -caryophyllene 29.478 35.195 2.669 4.035 4.796 4.895
38 α -humulene 30.886 36.534 0.169 0.481 0.652 0.850
39 Methyl jasmonate 38.496 43.609 1.079 2.643
% of total 99.49 96.69 99.05 97.89
Monoterpene hydrocarbons 159.91 202.53 249.73 195.00
Oxygenated compounds 750.57 705.04 647.18 743.45
Sesquiterpenes 2.84 4.52 5.45 5.74

a RT 1: Retention time in min on HP-5MS column obtained by MSD;

b RT 2: Retention time in min on HP-5MS column obtained by FID

c Compounds determined using mass spectrum consistent with spectra found in the literature, but not using the retention time of standard compounds

(n = 6)