Table 1.
Main chemical constituents (%) of the essential oils of Satureja brevicalyx and Satureja boliviana.
| Composition | RI | S. brevicalyx | S. boliviana |
|---|---|---|---|
| α-Pinene | 939 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Camphene | 954 | – | 4.2 |
| Sabinene | 975 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| β-Pinene | 979 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1-Octen-3-ol | 979 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 3-octanol | 991 | 0.1 | t |
| p-cimene | 1014 | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| 1,8 Cineole | 1023 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Limonene | 1030 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Ƴ-Terpinene | 1053 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Linalool | 1085 | 21.1 | 12.8 |
| Menthone | 1157 | 12.3 | 10.7 |
| Isomenthone | 1163 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| cis-isopulegone | 1177 | 2.4 | – |
| Isopulegone | 1185 | t | 2.3 |
| trans-isopulegone | 1188 | 1.2 | – |
| α-terpineol | 1195 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Pulegone | 1237 | 10.4 | 9.7 |
| Geraniol | 1252 | – | 0.2 |
| Piperitone | 1253 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Thymol | 1291 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Carvacrol | 1299 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
| Thymol acetate | 1329 | 1.5 | – |
| Bicycloelemen | 1330 | 0.4 | – |
| Neryl acetate | 1342 | t | 0.2 |
| Piperitenone | 1348 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Geranyl acetate | 1387 | 11.2 | 8.6 |
| β-caryophyllene | 1424 | 6.5 | – |
| Aromadendrene | 1432 | 0.6 | t |
| α-humulene | 1455 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Germacrene D | 1472 | 0.5 | 7.8 |
| Bicyclogermacrene | 1493 | 7.3 | 8.7 |
| Germancrene B | 1560 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Spathulenol | 1578 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 1583 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| Viridiflorol | 1583 | – | 0.5 |
| (E)-Nerolidol | 1587 | 0.1 | t |
| cis-Isolongifolanone | 1619 | – | 0.1 |
| Isoespatulenol | 1629 | 0.1 | t |
| Cubenol | 1641 | t | 0.1 |
| α-cadinol | 1652 | – | 1.1 |
| 14-Hydroxy-b-caryophyllene | 1657 | 0.1 | t |
| α-bisabolol | 1680 | – | t |
| Oplopanone | 1733 | – | 0.1 |
| Carvacryl acetate | 1885 | 0.6 | 5.2 |
| Total identified (%) | 97.6 | 97.2 |
RI, Retention index; t = traces (<0.1%); –, not detected.