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. 2018 Jan 11;23(1):146. doi: 10.3390/molecules23010146

Table 1.

Chemical composition of the essential oil distilled from C. taxifolium.

Compound Calculated LRI * Literature LRI * 2015 2016 Mean Values on Two Years Reference Literature for LRI
% FID σ % FID σ % FID σ
α-Pinene 947 939 0.77 0.33 0.90 0.35 0.84 0.31 [24]
Sabinene 981 975 0.71 0.27 0.32 0.28 0.51 0.33 [24]
Alpha terpinene 1014 1017 0.16 0.04 0.18 0.07 0.17 0.06 [24]
p-Cymene 1020 1024 2.57 0.85 4.85 111 3.71 1.53 [24]
γ-Terpinene 1049 1059 0.73 0.19 0.92 0.35 0.83 0.27 [24]
Trans-sabinene hydrate 1059 1070 0.27 0.09 0.38 0.03 0.32 0.08 [24]
Linalool 1091 1096 0.15 0.05 Trace - 0.08 0.09 [24]
Pinocarvone 1148 1160 0.10 0.01 Trace - 0.05 0.06 [25]
3-Pinanone 1164 1168 3.82 1.11 1.84 1.73 2.83 1.69 [26]
4-Carvomenthenol 1170 1177 0.24 0.11 0.23 0.06 0.23 0.08 [27]
Dihydro carveol 1186 1194 0.43 0.14 0.29 0.10 0.36 0.13 [24]
Thymol methyl ether 1227 1235 0.93 0.29 1.30 0.40 1.11 0.37 [28]
Carvacrol methyl ether 1248 1244 18.87 3.89 23.35 5.66 21,11 4.99 [24]
Methyl carvacrol 1254 1248 Trace - 0.13 0.05 0.06 0.08 [29]
Piperitone 1248 1252 0.25 0.10 Trace - 0.13 0.15 [24]
Methylbenzoate 1268 1271 0.12 0.03 Trace - 0.06 0.07 [30]
Endobornyl acetate 1281 1285 0.21 0.04 Trace - 0.10 0.12 [24]
trans-pinocarvyl acetato 1294 1298 2.13 0.46 0.66 0.91 1.39 1.03 [24]
Carvacrol 1308 1299 13.81 2.01 16.26 0.65 15.04 1.89 [24]
Myrtenyl acetate 1325 1326 0.91 0.16 0.42 0.19 0.66 0.31 [24]
Piperitenone 1334 1343 0.16 0.02 Trace - 0.08 0.09 [24]
δ-Elemene 1337 1338 1.10 0.17 Trace - 0.55 0.61 [24]
Unidentified 1353 - Trace - 1.40 0.29 0.70 0.79 -
Carvacryl acetate 1373 1371 11.35 1.42 14.82 1.66 13.08 2.35 [31]
β-Bourbonene 1379 1388 0.22 0.06 0.27 0.05 0.25 0.05 [24]
Unidentified 1387 - Trace - 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.06 -
β-Elemene 1389 1390 0.21 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.16 0.06 [24]
Z-caryophyllene 1414 1419 3.21 0.54 3.05 0.27 3.13 0.40 [24]
Unidentified 1428 - 0.09 0.03 0.11 0.02 0.10 0.02 -
α-humulene 1448 1449 Trace - 0.12 0.01 0.06 0.06 [32]
Aromadendrene 1452 1447 0.11 0.01 0.12 0.01 0.12 0.01 [33]
Unidentified 1455 - 0.09 0.02 Trace - 0.04 0.05 -
trans-β-farnesene 1458 1456 0.09 0.02 Trace - 0.04 0.05 [24]
Unidentified 1468 - Trace - Trace - Trace - -
Germacrene D 1474 1484 1.59 0.27 1.81 0.16 1.70 0.23 [24]
β-selinene 1480 1486 Trace - Trace - Trace - [34]
Ledene 1484 1496 Trace - Trace - Trace - [24]
Unidentified 1487 - 0.73 0.08 0.79 0.07 0.76 0.08 -
Unidentified 1492 - Trace - 0.44 0.09 0.22 0.25 [24]
γ-cadinene 1505 1513 Trace - Trace - Trace - [27]
Unidentified 1508 - Trace - Trace - Trace - -
δ-Cadinene 1513 1523 0.61 0.14 0.65 0.01 0.63 0.09 [24]
Cadina-1,4-diene 1524 1534 Trace - Trace - Trace - [24]
Selina-3,7(11)-dien 1530 1537 Trace - Trace - Trace - [35]
Elemol 1546 1549 9.05 2.60 4.79 1.24 6.92 2.96 [24]
Unidentified 1566 - 0.35 0.10 0.23 0.09 0.29 0.11 -
Unidentified 1577 - 0.79 0.28 0.55 0.22 0.67 0.26 -
Unidentified 1592 - 2.34 1.12 Trace - 1.17 1.46 [24]
Guaiol 1601 1600 1.36 1.25 0.40 0.14 0.88 0.96 [24]
Agarospirol 1620 1631 8.02 3.89 Trace - 4.01 5.03 [36]
β-Panasinsene 1626 1623 Trace - Trace - Trace - [24]
Alpha eudesmol 1635 1632 5.34 0.87 2.31 0.74 3.83 1.81 [24]
Hinesol 1644 1641 Trace - 0.53 0.07 0.26 0.29 [24]
Selina-3,11-dien-6-a-ol 1650 1644 Trace - 5.30 0.81 2.65 2.95 [24]
Hydrocarbon monoterpenes 4.93 7.18 6.06
Oxygenated monoterpenes 53.62 59.67 56.64
Hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes 7.14 6.13 6.64
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes 23.77 7.50 15.64
Unidentified 2.05 1.68 1.87
Others 2.46 7.74 5.10
TOTAL 93.98 89.91 91.94

* LRI: Lineal Retention Index.