Table 1.
Chemical composition (%) of the Artemisia annua and Artemisia dracunculus essential oils used in the assays
| Constituenta | LRI | A. annua | A. dracunculus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santolina triene | 911 | 0.6 | nd |
| Tricyclene | 928 | 0.1 | nd |
| α-pinene | 941 | 5.7 | 2.6 |
| Camphene | 955 | 2.4 | 0.4 |
| Sabinene | 978 | 1.8 | nd |
| β-pinene | 981 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| Myrcene | 993 | 2.8 | 0.3 |
| Yomogi alcohol | 999 | 1.4 | nd |
| Pseudolimonene | 1004 | nd | 0.3 |
| δ-3-carene | 1013 | nd | 0.3 |
| α-terpinene | 1020 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
| p-cymene | 1028 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Limonene | 1032 | nd | 5.4 |
| 1,8-cineole | 1042 | 18.8 | 3.0 |
| (Z)-β-ocimene | 1043 | nd | 3.0 |
| (E)-β-ocimene | 1052 | nd | 5.3 |
| γ-terpinene | 1062 | nd | 0.4 |
| Artemisia ketone | 1063 | 22.1 | 0.4 |
| cis-sabinene hydrate | 1070 | 0.3 | nd |
| Artemisia alcohol | 1085 | 5.9 | nd |
| Isoterpinolene | 1088 | nd | 0.3 |
| Terpinolene | 1090 | nd | 1.3 |
| cis-p-menth-2-en-1-ol | 1123 | 0.2 | nd |
| α-campholenal | 1126 | 0.3 | nd |
| allo-ocimene | 1131 | nd | 0.2 |
| trans-pinocarveol | 1141 | 2.2 | nd |
| neo-allo-ocimene | 1144 | nd | 0.3 |
| camphor | 1145 | 16.9 | nd |
| β-pinene oxide | 1158 | 1.5 | nd |
| Pinocarvone | 1164 | 3.0 | nd |
| δ-terpineol | 1167 | 0.4 | nd |
| 4-terpineol | 1179 | 1.2 | nd |
| α-terpineol | 1191 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| Myrtenol | 1195 | 0.6 | nd |
| Methyl chavicol | 1197 | nd | 73.3 |
| Hexyl 3-methylbutanoate | 1244 | 0.2 | nd |
| Isobornyl acetate | 1287 | nd | 0.2 |
| α-copaene | 1377 | 0.2 | nd |
| Benzyl isovalerate | 1384 | 0.2 | nd |
| Methyl eugenol | 1403 | nd | 0.2 |
| α-cedrene | 1409 | nd | 0.1 |
| β-caryophyllene | 1419 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| (E)-β-farnesene | 1459 | 0.1 | nd |
| Germacrene D | 1481 | 2.2 | nd |
| β-selinene | 1487 | 0.6 | nd |
| Bicyclogermacrene | 1495 | 0.5 | nd |
| α-bulnesene | 1507 | 0.2 | nd |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 1582 | 0.3 | nd |
| Total identified | 96.7 | 99.9 |
Abbreviations: LRI linear retention index on DB-5 column, nd not detected
aChemical constituents ≥ 0.1%