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. 2015 Jul 21;10(7):e0131799. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131799

Table 1. Essential oils chemical composition (%) of leaves, stems, capitulum and aerial parts (mixture of capitulum and leaves) of Artemisia herba alba.

Leaves Stems Capitulum Aerial parts Formula MW
Monocyclic monoterpenes
Terpinen-4-ol - - 0.89 2.43 C10H16O 152.23
Piperitone - - 1.01 2.69 C10H16O 152.23
3,5-Heptadienal, 2-ethylidene-6-methyl- - - - 1.74 C10H14O 150.21
(+-)-2,3,6,7-tetramethyl-1,4,4aα,5,8,8aβ,9β,9aα,10,10aα-decahydroanthracen-9-ol - - 19.58 -
Monoterpenes with thujane skeleton
β-thujone 1.24 - 7.00 6.14 C10H16O 152.23
α- thujone - - 2.91 - C10H16O 152.23
3-thujanol - - 1.07 - C10H16O 152.23
Cis-sabinol - - - 2.40 C10H16O 152.23
Thujone - - - 1.01 C10H16O 152.23
Trans-sabinene hydrate - - - 1.24 C10H20O 172.26
Monoterpenes with bornane skelton
Camphor - - 1.45 5.12 C10H16O 152.23
Fenchol - - 1.86 3.86 C10H18O 154.25
Monoterpenes with pinane skelton
Verbenol 2.16 - 5.99 21.83 C10H16O 152.24
Myrtenol 2.32 - 1.74 4.19 C10H16O 152.23
Chrysanthenone - - 1.51 - C10H14O 150.22
Sesquiterpenes
Widdrene 9.95 - - - C15H24 204.35
α-bergamotene 3.31 - - - C15H24 204.35
α-longipinene - - 1.84 - C15H24 204.35
β-Guaiene - - 11.08 - C15H24 204.35
α –bulnesene 15.78 - - - C15H24 204.35
Ester
Acetic acid, butyl ester 1.49 10.50 1.19 - C6H12O2 116.15
2,5-Octadecadiynoic acid, methyl ester 22.48 3.08 9.51 - C21H38O2 322.52
1-Butanol, 3-methyl-, acetate - 2.10 - - C7H14O2 130.18
[1,1'-Bicyclopropyl]-2-octanoic acid, 2'-hexyl-, methyl ester - 5.79 - - C21H38O2 322.52
Cyclopropaneoctanoic acid, 2-[[2-[(2thylcyclopropyl)methyl]cyclopropyl]methyl]-, methyl ester - 4.65 - - C22H38O2 334.53
Ethyl linoleate - 19.28 - - C20H36O2 308.50
Linoleic acid - 6.31 - - C18H32O2 280.44
13,16-Octadecadiynoic acid, methyl ester - 11.09 - - C21H38O2 322.52
Oxygenated sesquiterpenoids
Caryophyllene oxide 1.49 - - 1.76 C15H24O 220.35
Farnesene epoxide, E 4.97 - 4.38 17.08 C15H24O 220.35
Bisabolone oxide 10.27 - 13.64 17.55 C15H24O2 236.35
trans-(Z)-α-bisabolene epoxide - 2.86 - - C15H24O 220.35
1,2–15,16-Diepoxyhexadecane - - - C20H40O2 312.53
Eucalyptol (1,8-Cineole) 20.37 7.71 1.49 2.27 C10H18O 154.24
Α-bisabolol oxide A - - 2.20 2.26 C15H26O2 238.36
Bergamotol, Z-α-trans 2.79 - 0.97 2.24 C15H24O 220.35
α-Bisabolol oxide - - - 2.99 C15H26O2 238.37
Yield of essential oils (%) 0,15 0,12 0,6 0,22