Table 1.

Chemical composition of Zataria multiflora Boiss essential oil.

Compounds	KI a	Area (%)
2e-Hexenal	858	0.06
α-Pinene	933	0.24
β-Pinene	980	0.04
(1)Octen-3-ol	985	0.05
3-Octanone	991	0.26
3-Octanol	1002	0.11
α-Terpinene	1020	0.15
para-Cymene	1029	0.48
1,8Cineole	1036	0.32
(z-β)Ocimene	1049	0.05
gamma-Terpinene	1062	0.47
(trans)Linalool oxide	1075	0.40
α-Terpinolene	1089	0.06
cis-Linaloloxide	1091	0.3
Linalool	1109	23.67
Hotrienol	1111	0.84
(3-)Octanol acetate	1122	0.13
(1,3,8-ρ) Menthatriene	1136	0.18
Borneol	1182	0.24
Terpinene-4-ol	1189	0.54
α-Terpineol	1205	1.17
cis-Dihydrocarvone	1211	0.19
2,6-Dimethyl-3,5,7-octateriene-2-ol-e-e	1219	0.16
Thymol,methyl ether	1236	0.30
Carvacrol methyl ether	1246	2.44
Linalyl acetate	1254	0.92
Geraniol	1261	0.12
Thymol	1293	0.06
Carvacrol	1304	59.17
(delta)Elemene	1335	0.09
Neryl acetate	1363	0.07
Carvacryl acetate	1373	0.16
Geranyl acetate	1383	0.11
trans-Caryophyllene	1426	3.07
Aromadendrene	1445	0.48
α-Humulene	1463	0.15
(allo)Aromadendrene	1467	0.07
(ar)Curcumene	1487	0.06
Veridifloren	1498	0.40
Bicyclogermacrene	1503	0.26
β-Sesquiphellandrene	1530	0.07
Spathulenol	1589	0.69
Caryophyllene oxide	1594	0.57
Total	-	99.37

^a KI: Kovats indices calculated against n-alkanes on HP-5 column.