Table 3.
Chemical families of Juniperus virginiana essential oil (EO) constituents as a function of their elution during hydrodistillation timeframes.
| DT (min) | 0–5 | 5–10 | 10–20 | 20–40 | 40–80 | 80–160 | 160–240 | Control 0–240 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH% | 43.2 | 34.9 | 22.7 | 20.7 | 18.1 | 19.1 | 15.6 | 26.9 |
| PCH% | 1.01 | 1.31 | 1.95 | 2.60 | 3.03 | 2.39 | 2.16 | 2.09 |
| Ph | 26.94 | 36.14 | 46.27 | 49.8 | 44.32 | 22.91 | 10.24 | 31.02 |
| ST | 13.07 | 9.34 | 10.11 | 11.47 | 17.32 | 25.84 | 35.4 | 17.89 |
DT—Distillation time; MH—Monoterpene hydrocarbons; PCH—polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Ph—phenylpropene; ST—sesquiterpenes.