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. 2018 Oct 29;23(11):2809. doi: 10.3390/molecules23112809

Table 3.

Volatile compounds identified by GC-MS in different Moringa tissues.

No. Compound Name RT (min) $ LRI & Identification Different Moringa Tissues Peak Area (%)
Seeds with Shell Seed Kernels Leaves Stem Root
1 Undecane 7.02 1053 LRI, MS 1.17 1.09 1.16 0.57 0.08
2 Benzoic acid, 2,4-bis[(trimethylsilyl)oxy]- 8.81 -- LRI, MS 0.00 0.00 3.32 0.00 0.00
3 Dodecane 11.15 1200 LRI, MS 1.77 1.04 1.43 0.84 0.10
4 Benzene,1,3-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)- 12.56 1251 LRI, MS 1.47 1.30 1.44 0.75 0.09
5 4-Ethylundecane 12.77 1259 LRI, MS 0.43 0.31 0.41 0.31 0.02
6 Tridecane 13.05 1269 LRI, MS 1.28 1.06 1.40 0.62 0.07
7 Cyclopentasiloxane, dodeca methyl 13.32 -- MS 0.43 0.49 1.92 0.42 0.06
8 2,3,5,8-Tetramethyldecane 14.34 1317 LRI, MS 0.38 0.30 0.41 0.22 0.02
9 m-Tolyl isothiocyanate 16.38 1394 LRI, MS 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 79.48
10 Tetradecane 16.53 1400 LRI, MS 0.93 0.80 1.03 0.81 2.05
11 Cycloheptasiloxane, tetradeca methyl 17.51 -- MS 0.14 0.29 0.35 0.29 0.05
12 Pentadecane 18.54 1480 LRI, MS 1.03 1.00 1.10 0.51 0.13
13 Phenol, 3,5-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)- 19.62 1524 LRI, MS 2.62 2.28 2.68 4.21 0.79
14 Hexadecane 21.42 1599 LRI, MS 21.91 21.47 19.06 24.86 6.54
15 Heptadecane 23.41 1688 LRI, MS 0.57 0.58 0.75 0.44 0.09
16 Octadecane 25.82 1784 LRI, MS 0.41 0.34 0.48 0.52 0.09
17 Hexadecanal 26.57 1836 LRI, MS 0.46 0.21 7.28 0.99 0.04
18 Octadecanal 27.09 1861 LRI, MS 0.17 0.20 1.33 0.24 0.02
19 3,7,11,15-Tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol 27.46 1880 LRI, MS 0.33 0.31 1.97 0.13 0.10
20 Nonadecane 27.78 1895 LRI, MS 0.39 0.37 0.49 0.30 0.05
21 Dibutyl phthalate 29.36 -- MS 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.26 2.26
22 Hexadecanoic acid 29.45 1981 LRI, MS 4.04 3.32 13.62 5.34 1.00
23 E-Phytol 32.02 2136 LRI, MS 0.00 0.00 1.31 0.00 0.00
24 (Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acid 32.62 -- MS 0.00 0.00 1.43 0.59 0.16
25 Linolenic acid 32.76 -- MS 1.62 1.49 11.09 1.36 0.32
26 Eicosanoic acid 33.13 2269 LRI, MS 2.25 1.67 4.25 2.06 0.28
27 Hexadecanamide 33.57 2310 LRI, MS 7.39 9.92 3.28 4.67 0.64
28 9-Octadecenamide 37.00 2493 LRI, MS 13.21 18.72 6.21 8.95 1.16
29 Octadecanamide 37.38 2519 LRI, MS 7.72 10.41 3.16 4.85 0.65
30 Octadecanoic acid, phenylmethyl ester 38.02 -- MS 0.41 0.39 0.42 0.40 0.12
31 1-Palmitoyl-1,3-propanediol, trimethylsilyl 38.19 -- MS 0.78 0.64 0.63 0.00 0.00
32 Mono(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 38.83 -- MS 0.72 0.28 0.47 21.50 2.42
33 Heptacosane 39.09 2677 LRI, MS 1.63 1.33 1.37 1.46 0.39
34 Octacosane 40.02 2798 LRI, MS 0.00 0.00 1.12 0.50 0.04
35 Nonacosane 40.87 2911 LRI, MS 0.67 0.54 0.42 3.09 0.46
36 2-(2-Hexyloxyethoxy)ethanol 41.00 -- MS 23.17 17.36 0.00 0.00 0.00
37 Dotriacontane 44.17 3223 LRI, MS 0.50 0.47 0.67 0.64 0.19

$ RT: Retention time (min). & LRI: Linear retention index, which was determined by running a C10-C40 n-alkane hydrocarbon standard mixture under the same conditions.