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. 2017 Aug 24;7(5):289. doi: 10.1007/s13205-017-0920-5

Table 3.

Major classes of the secondary chemical constituents, number of compounds and percentage of the most abundant compounds with retention time and molecular weight determined in olive cultivars and wild accession

Chemical class/compound RT Area Area (%) MW
Alcohol (17 compounds)
 1-Octadecanol 22.12 42,461 3.27 270.5
 1-Hexadecanol 32.42 39,380 3.8 242.45
 DL-3,4-dimethyl-3,4-hexanediol 27.10 32,680 4.88 146.23
 Vitamin E 53.70 75,700 5.87 430.72
 1,2,3-Propanetriol 17.76 208,090 7.84 92.09
Aldehyde (16 compounds)
 4-Hydroxytetradec-2-ynal 47.88 72,051 3.77 224.34
 7-Octadecenal 23.66 84,465 5.42 266.47
 Octadecanal 52.62 191,624 11.55 268.49
 Propanal, 2-methyl-I 4.82 636,539 37.8 72.11
Alkane (10 compounds)
 1,3,4-Trimethyl-1,3-cyclohexan 26.94 51,431 3.3 124.23
 Dodecane, 1,1′-oxybis- 54.7 111,361 4.78 354.66
 2L,4L-dihydroxyeicosane 22.16 21,110 5.13 314
 d-Manno-(E)-tetradec-6-en-1,2, 26.64 87,287 6.72 356.5
Carboxylic acid (22 compounds)
 Oxalic acid, isohexyl pentyl E 10.28 48,551 3.11 244.33
 Benzenepropanoic acid 22.76 54,531 5.27 428.75
 Butanoic acid 26.68 33,054 5.65 88.11
 Benzoic acid 30.36 25,960 8.24 122.12
 Silane, [[(3.beta.)-gorgost-5-]] 57.62 188,197 9.84 472.86
 Cantharic acid 22.94 167,915 12.92 196.2
 Quinic acid 1,3,4,5-tetrahy 28.84 414,229 26.57 192.17 
 Cyclopropanepentanoic acid 37.72 2199 7.09 310
Ester (7 compounds)
 Vitamin E acetate 53.62 84,397 3.95 472.74
 2-Octenyl acetate 21.76 80,782 6.22 170.25
Ether (6 compounds)
 Severine 45.38 64,047 3.52 473.7
 19-Norambrox 55.94 82,277 4.53
 Isocineole 16.88 48,319 11.81 154.25
Fatty acid/fatty acid ester (39 compounds)
 4,8-Decadienoic acid, 2-acetyl 31.22 48,640 3.12 280.41
 N-Hexadecanoic acid 35.94 64,462 3.55 256.43
 (E)-9-Octadecenoic acid ethyl 39.68 74,257 3.94 310.52
 Tetradecanoic acid 23 21,259 4.24 228.38
 3,5,7-Trioxononanoic acid N 53.8 108,672 4.66 200.19
 (E)-9-Octadecenoic acid 38.52 52,148 5.66 282.47
 15-Tetracosenoic acid, methyl 38.5 35,769 5.88 380.66
 Docosanoic acid 1-methyl-butyl 27 158,721 5.98 410.73
 13-Docosenoic acid 37.04 28,670 9.1 338.58
 9-Hexadecenoic acid 39.22 69,508 10.5 254.41
 Docosanoic acid 26.98 78,002 19.07 340.59
 Hexadecanoic acid, ethyl ester 36.54 84,679 4.49 284.48
 Heptadecanoic acid, methyl EST 35.24 33,151 5.01 284.48
Heterocyclic compound (17 compounds)
 Stigmast-5-en-3-ol, (3.beta.,2) 55.98 107,928 4.63 414.72
 2H-Pyran-2-one, 5-ethylidenete 29.66 74,200 4.76 170.21
 Stigmasterol, 22,23-dihydro 55.92 96,820 5.13 414.72
 Adenosine 9-beta-d 18.62 96,495 5.31 267.24
 Fluorenone oxime 9-fluoreno 41.18 131,237 5.63 195.22
 Cytidine cyd cytos 28.82 194,693 10.71 243.22
 2,6,10,14,18,22-tetracosahexae 49.62 357,013 27.66 410.73
 (10.beta.h)-des-a-lupane 57.58 1,363,225 72.26 412.75
Ketone (16 compounds)
 Cyclohexan-1,4,5-triol-3-one-1 17.8 57,507 3.16 190.15
 2-Cyclopenten-1-one, 2-hydroxy 8.06 88,703 3.33 98.1
 2-Cyclopenten-1-one 8.08 55,876 3.53 82.1
 Spiro[4.5]dec-6-ene-1,4-dione 30.36 79,723 4.81 164.2
Nitriles (2 compounds)
 Octanenitrile arneel 23.22 327,558 18.02 125.22
Phenol (2 compounds)
 6-Amino-1-[2-(3,4-diethoxy-phe 30.36 116,713 3.39 307.37
 1,3-Benzenediol 19.16 85,295 5.39 110.11
Phytosterols (2 compounds)
 Stigmasterol 55.88 102,892 6.2 412.7
 Gamma-sitosterol 55.92 150,662 8.95 414.72
 Beta-sitosterol 55.94 219,994 17.04 414.72
Steroid (5 compounds)
 l-Gala-l-ido-octose 29 25,786 3.9 240.21
 Ursodeoxycholic acid 53.46 126,365 12.2 392.58
 2,6,10,15,19,23-Hexamethyl-2,6 49.5 351,622 60.11 410.72