Table 1.
Volatile compounds detected in essential oils.
| Crt. No. | Compound | CC | RT (min) | RC (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsley EO | Lovage EO | Basil EO | Thyme EO | ||||
| 1 | Methyl 2-methylbutanoate | C5 | 4.763 | - | - | - | 2.34 |
| 2 | Hexanal | C5 | 5.346 | 0.42 | 0.50 | - | - |
| 3 | 4-Nonene | C5 | 8.550 | 0.07 | - | - | - |
| 4 | α-Thujene | C1 | 9.666 | 0.05 | 0.26 | 0.19 | 2.04 |
| 5 | α-Pinene | C1 | 9.924 | 6.49 | 3.63 | 1.92 | 3.81 |
| 6 | Camphene | C1 | 10.565 | - | 0.33 | 0.32 | 1.68 |
| 7 | Sabinene | C1 | 11.502 | 0.42 | 1.39 | 1.06 | - |
| 8 | β-Pinene | C1 | 11.668 | 2.78 | 0.89 | 2.57 | 0.58 |
| 9 | 2-Octen-1-ol, (E)- | C5 | 11.835 | - | - | - | 0.32 |
| 10 | β-Myrcene | C1 | 12.185 | 12.71 | 11.36 | 1.37 | 5.41 |
| 11 | α-Phellandrene | C1 | 12.817 | 2.93 | 1.53 | - | 0.35 |
| 12 | n.i. | C6 | 13.269 | 0.09 | - | - | 3.50 |
| 13 | α-Terpinene | C1 | 13.289 | - | - | 0.29 | - |
| 14 | p-Cymene | C1 | 13.594 | 1.65 | 0.99 | 0.43 | 49.81 |
| 15 | Limonene | C1 | 13.755 | 12.46 | - | 1.81 | 1.11 |
| 16 | 1,8-Cineole | C3 | 13.904 | - | - | 24.30 | 0.30 |
| 17 | β-Phellandrene | C1 | 13.908 | 32.44 | 53.89 | - | - |
| 18 | trans-β-Ocimene | C1 | 14.064 | 0.13 | 7.00 | - | - |
| 19 | cis-β-Ocimene | C1 | 14.486 | 0.30 | - | 0.36 | - |
| 20 | γ-Terpinene | C1 | 14.956 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.41 | 18.56 |
| 21 | n.i. | C6 | 15.469 | - | - | 0.09 | - |
| 22 | Terpinolene | C1 | 16.023 | 3.76 | 1.53 | - | 0.10 |
| 23 | Fenchone | C3 | 16.190 | - | - | 0.22 | - |
| 24 | 2,6-Dimethylstyrene | C1 | 16.226 | 6.43 | - | - | - |
| 25 | Linalool acetate | C3 | 16.644 | 0.08 | 0.81 | 19.80 | 0.56 |
| 26 | 1,3,8- p -Menthatriene | C1 | 17.127 | 13.93 | - | - | - |
| 27 | Fenchol | C3 | 17.429 | - | - | 0.34 | - |
| 28 | Camphor | C3 | 18.530 | - | - | 0.24 | - |
| 29 | Menthone | C3 | 18.861 | 0.06 | - | - | - |
| 30 | Isoborneol | C3 | 19.506 | - | - | - | 0.11 |
| 31 | trans-4-Thujanol | C3 | 19.846 | - | - | 0.54 | - |
| 32 | α-Terpineol | C3 | 20.419 | - | 1.96 | 0.48 | - |
| 33 | Estragole | C4 | 20.518 | - | - | 40.93 | - |
| 34 | Anisole | C4 | 21.690 | - | - | - | 0.19 |
| 35 | Carvone | C3 | 22.236 | 0.52 | 0.13 | - | - |
| 36 | Bornyl acetate | C3 | 23.767 | - | - | 0.14 | - |
| 37 | Anethole | C4 | 23.807 | 0.79 | 0.30 | - | - |
| 38 | Thymol | C3 | 23.951 | - | - | 0.29 | 8.72 |
| 39 | Phenol, 2-ethyl-4,5-dimethyl- | C5 | 24.240 | - | - | - | 0.35 |
| 40 | β-Terpinyl acetate | C3 | 25.973 | 0.24 | 12.73 | - | - |
| 41 | n.i. | C6 | 27.027 | 0.13 | - | - | - |
| 42 | Eugenol methyl ether | C4 | 27.856 | - | - | 0.29 | - |
| 43 | Caryophyllene | C2 | 28.583 | 0.43 | - | 0.70 | 0.16 |
| 44 | α-Bergamotene | C2 | 29.003 | - | - | 0.92 | - |
| TOTAL | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
CC—chemical class; C1—monoterpene hydrocarbons; C2—sesquiterpene hydrocarbons; C3—oxygenated monoterpenes; C4—phenylpropanoids; C5—other compounds; C6—unidentified compounds; RT—retention time; RC—relative content of peak area; n.i.: not identified.