Table 1.
Chemical composition of the essential oil of M. paniculata.
| Compounds | n° CAS | RT | KI 1 | KI 2 | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limonene | 138-86-3 | 8.4 | 1032 | 1031 | 0.26 |
| Elemene (β) | 515-13-9 | 23.0 | 1388 | 1391 | 0.09 |
| Sesquithujene | 58319-06-5 | 23.5 | 1400 | 1405 | 0.23 |
| Caryophyllene (β) | 87-44-5 | 24.2 | 1418 | 1418 | 57.57 |
| Bergamotene (α) | 17699-05-7 | 24.7 | 1431 | 1434 | 0.08 |
| Caryophyllene (α) | 6753-98-6 | 25.6 | 1453 | 1454 | 3.58 |
| Curcumene (γ) | 28976-68-3 | 26.7 | 1478 | 1480 | 1.71 |
| Zingiberene (α) | 495-60-3 | 27.4 | 1495 | 1495 | 31.72 |
| Bisabolene (β) | 495-61-4 | 27.8 | 1505 | 1509 | 0.12 |
| Sesquiphellandrene (β) | 20307-83-9 | 28.4 | 1521 | 1524 | 1.89 |
| Nerolidol (trans) | 40716-66-3 | 29.8 | 1559 | 1561 | 0.41 |
| Caryophyllene oxide | 1139-30-6 | 30.5 | 1575 | 1581 | 1.02 |
| Cadinol (epi-α) | 481-34-5 | 32.8 | 1637 | 1640 | 0.77 |
| Total | 99.5 |
RT: retention time; KI 1: experimental; KI 2: literature (Adams, 1995).