Table 1.
Chemical composition of nutmeg volatile oil obtained by GC–MS.
| NO. | RT | Area% | Compound |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.428 | 1.97 | z1R-2,6,6-Trimethylbicyclo [3.1.1] hept-2-ene |
| 2 | 15.434 | 6.17 | Bicyclo [3.1.1] hex-2-ene, 2-methyl-5(1-methylethyl) |
| 3 | 15.729 | 2.68 | 1R-2,6,6-Trimethylbicyclo [3.1.1] hept-2-ene |
| 4 | 16.522 | 0.12 | Camphene |
| 5 | 18.462 | 5.13 | Cyclohexene, 4-methylene-(1-methylethyl) |
| 6 | 19.066 | 0.52 | Beta-Myrcene |
| 7 | 20.646 | 1.59 | 4-Carene |
| 8 | 21.266 | 7.09 | 1,3-Cyclohexadiene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl) |
| 9 | 22.024 | 14.89 | o-cymene |
| 10 | 22.702 | 10.04 | Limonene |
| 11 | 23.574 | 1.95 | Gamma-terpinene |
| 12 | 24.059 | 5.28 | Gamma-terpinene |
| 13 | 25.396 | 0.46 | Cyclohexene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethylidene) |
| 14 | 28.767 | 0.03 | (+)-2-Bornanone |
| 15 | 30.696 | 5.67 | Terpinen-4-ol |
| 16 | 30.885 | 6.20 | 3-Cyclohexene-1-ol, 4-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl) |
| 17 | 31.051 | 0.16 | Benzenemethanol, alpha., 4-trimethyl |
| 18 | 31.228 | 0.61 | Alpha-terpineol |
| 19 | 31.217 | 0.78 | Alpha-terpineol |
| 20 | 31.347 | 0.15 | 2-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl), cis |
| 21 | 31.761 | 0.23 | 2-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 3-methyl-6-(1-methylethyl), cis |
| 22 | 33.961 | 8.88 | Safrole |
| 23 | 35.369 | 0.18 | Eugenol |
| 24 | 36.334 | 0.78 | Methyleugenol |
| 25 | 36.695 | 0.01 | Caryophyllene |
| 26 | 38.168 | 0.05 | Benzene, 1,2-dimethoxy-4-(1-propenyl) |
| 27 | 38.665 | 0.90 | Meristicin |
| 28 | 41.320 | 0.03 | Ar-turmerone |
| 29 | 43.024 | 0.06 | Tetradecanoic |