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. 2015 Aug 7;15(1):116. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iev093

Table 1.

Chemical constituents and yields (in %) of EOs extracted from C. limonum, Cy. citratus, L. cubeba, and M. fragrans

EO Compound Content (%) RT (min) Retention index
C. limonum α-phellandrene 1.54 4.59 1,001.4
α-pinene 4.47 4.74 1,003.7
β-pinene 19.74 5.75 1,019.5
D-limonene 38.22 6.56 1,032.1
1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-1,4-cyclohexadiene 13.08 7.18 1,041.8
(Z)-3,7-dimethyl-,2, 6-octadienal 2.6 10.45 1,092.9
(E)- 3,7-dimethyl-, 2,6-octadienal 4.04 10.99 1,201.2
Other compounds 16.31
Cy. citratus D-limonene 5.18 13.28 1,235.0
3,7-dimethyl-6-octenal 26.21 17.7 1,400.2
(R)-3,7-dimethyl-,6-octen-1-ol 15.34 19.96 1,437.4
2,6-octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl 20.42 20.94 1,453.5
(E)-2,6-octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-acetate 5.01 24.05 1,605.1
(1S-cis)-2,3,5,6,8α-hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methyle thyl)-naphthalene 4.28 27.6 1,670.3
4-ethenyl-α,α,4- trimethyl-3- (1-methylethenyl)- [1R-(11α,3α,4β)]-cyclohexanemethanol 5.94 28.49 1,686.6
Other compounds 17.62
L. cubeba 1R-α-pinene 3.04 6.5 1,031.2
4-methylene-1-(1-methylethyl)-bicyclo[3,1,0] hexane 4.11 7.85 1,052.3
6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one 2.88 8.4 1,060.9
D-limonene 20.22 10.21 1,089.1
(Z)-3,7- dimethyl-2,6-octadienal 10.57 19.79 1,434.6
(E)-3,7-dimethyl-,2,6-octadienal 49.78 21.88 1,468.9
Caryophyllene 3.37 26.7 1,653.8
Other compounds 6.03
M. fragrans benzaldehyde 0.70 5.76 1,019.6
methyl salicylate 6.79 11.95 1,215.4
3-phenyl-2-propenal 0.18 12.56 1,224.4
(E)-cinnamaldehyde 79.31 14.35 1,293.1
3-allyl-6-methoxyphenol 3.93 16.45 1,281.8
3-phenyl-2-propenoic acid 1.08 18.68 1,416.3
7-methyl-1-naphthol 0.37 21.36 1,460.4
Other compounds 7.64

RT, retention time.