Table 1.
Chemical profile of Nepeta cataria crude essential oil treatments.
| ID # | Essential oil Constituent | Mass | RT (min) | CR3 Oil Peak Area % | CR9 Oil Peak Area % | CO Oil Peak Area % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α-Pinene | 136 | 7.702 | ND | ND | 0.52 |
| 2 | β-Pinene | 136 | 8.227 | T | 0.58 | 0.57 |
| 3 | Carvone | 150 | 10.638 | ND | ND | 0.67 |
| 4 | Z, E Nepetalactone | 166 | 11.536 | 27.45 | 85.33 | 24.34 |
| 5 | E, Z Nepetalactone | 166 | 11.75 | 69.37 | 1.68 | 62.62 |
| 6 | β-carophyllene | 204 | 11.964 | 1.57 | 4.72 | 8.11 |
| 7 | Humulene | 189 | 12.201 | T | 0.51 | 0.58 |
| 8 | Caryophyllene Oxide | 187 | 13.028 | 1.27 | 5.79 | 1.56 |
The eight essential oil constituents that represent >98% of the overall peak area detected in the three essential oil treatments (catnip line CR3, cultivar CR9 and a commercial N. cataria essential oil) including their mass, retention time and peak area percentages.
T: Trace level of compound where overall concentration was less than 0.5%.
ND: Compounds not detected in the sample.