Table 3.
Chemical composition (%) of the petroleum ether extract (SML1) and fractions from female S. molle leaves.
| Component | LRI1 | LRI2 | SML1∗ | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | F6 | F7 | F8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinene | 1112 | 1107 | 1.63 | — | 1.45 | 6.35 | 2.65 | — | 23.37 | — | — |
| β-Thujene | 1122 | 1117 | 0.72 | — | 1.04 | 4.45 | 2.46 | 49.88 | 67.97 | — | — |
| (+)-4-Carene | 1153 | 1149 | 0.43 | — | — | 0.92 | 0.56 | — | 8.66 | — | 2.15 |
| α-Phellandrene | 1168 | 1160 | 0.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| β-Terpinene | 1210 | 1206 | 0.68 | — | — | — | — | 50.12 | — | 4.79 | 7.63 |
| γ-Terpinene | 1251 | 1244 | 0.20 | — | — | 3.35 | 0.48 | — | — | — | — |
| Terpinolene | 1296 | 1290 | 0.18 | — | — | 5.97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| α-Copaene | 1491 | 1487 | 0.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| α-Gurjunene | 1532 | 1527 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| β-Ylangene | 1580 | 1574 | 0.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| β-Elemene | 1590 | 1583 | 1.40 | 1.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| β-Caryophyllene | 1624 | 1619 | 2.22 | 3.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| γ-Elemene | 1649 | 1641 | 1.10 | 0.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alloaromadendrene | 1655 | 1649 | 0.31 | — | — | 5.11 | — | — | — | 95.21 | — |
| α-Humulene | 1672 | 1667 | 0.85 | 1.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| γ-Muurolene | 1682 | 1676 | 0.21 | 1.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germacrene D | 1720 | 1717 | 18.10 | 20.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| δ-Cadinene | 1761 | 1758 | 1.60 | 50.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| γ-Cadinene | 1768 | 1760 | 0.12 | 1.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bicyclogermacrene | 1773 | 1769 | 0.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Palustrol | 1942 | 1936 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germacrene D-4-ol | 2062 | 2058 | 2.40 | — | 3.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elemol | 2079 | 2076 | 46.28 | — | 72.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viridiflorol | 2093 | 2091 | 1.18 | — | 6.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dehydroxy-isocalamendiol | 2138 | — | 1.41 | 18.45 | — | 73.85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spathulenol | 2140 | 2136 | 0.35 | — | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| γ-Eudesmol | 2184 | 2176 | 0.68 | — | 2.70 | — | — | — | — | — | 24.35 |
| α-Eudesmol | 2240 | 2232 | 1.69 | — | 6.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| β-Eudesmol | 2255 | 2249 | 1.96 | — | 6.66 | — | — | — | — | — | 65.87 |
| Squalene | 2853 | 2865+ | 10.60 | — | — | — | 93.85 | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 98.98 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | ||
| Monoterpene hydrocarbons | 4.18 | — | 2.49 | 21.04 | 6.16 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 4.79 | 9.78 | ||
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | 25.17 | 78.15 | — | 5.11 | — | — | — | 95.21 | 90.22 | ||
| Sesquiterpene alcohol | 56.41 | 18.45 | 97.51 | 79.85 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bicyclic sesquiterpenes | 2.62 | 3.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Triterpenes | 10.60 | — | — | — | 93.85 | — | — | — | — | ||
1Linear retention indices measured on polar column; 2linear retention indices from the literature; +normal alkane RI; ∗female petroleum ether extract; F1 to F8: fractions from the petroleum extract; —, not available.