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. 2020 Feb 18;10:2812. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-59686-w

Table 1.

Volatile constituents identified from the hydrodistilled (HD), nanocapsules and nanoemulsion of O. glandulosum essential oil using GC-MS.

S/N Compound KIa % Areab Origanum glandulosum Desf. oil Identification methodc,d
HD Nanoemulsion Nanocapsules
1 α-Thujene 928 1.43 ± 0.12 n.d. 1.08 ± 0.07 MS, KI, & ST
2 α-Pinene 932 1.13 ± 0.05 1.02 ± 0.03 0.79 ± 0.06 MS, KI, & ST
3 Camphene 971 0.12 ± 0.03 2.36 ± 0.06 1.13 ± 0.04 MS & KI
4 β–Pinene 978 0.20 ± 0.12 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
5 β–Myrcene 991 1.45 ± 0.13 n.d. 2.22 ± 0.06 MS, KI, & ST
6 α-Phellandrene 998 0.21 ± 0.04 n.d. 0.33 ± 0.08 MS & KI
7 Δ–3-Carene 1001 0.10 ± 0.06 n.d. 2.63 ± 0.08 MS & KI
8 α-Terpinene 1004 3.02 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS, KI, & ST
9 p-Cymene 1008 11.67 ± 0.33 2.86 ± 0.06 9.09 ± 0.20 MS, KI, & ST
10 Limonene 1029 n.d. 0.72 ± 0.07 0.56 ± 0.04 MS & KI
11 γ-Terpinene 1088 23.43 ± 0.07 1.35 ± 0.08 15.26 ± 0.14 MS, KI,& ST
12 Linalool 1089 0.37 ± 0.05 0.73 ± 0.07 1.8 ± 0.30 MS & KI
13 Camphor 1141 n.d. 1.31 ± 0.13 n.d. MS & KI
14 Borneol 1148 0.10 ± 0.07 34.29 ± 0.41 n.d. MS & KI
15 Terpinen-4-ol 1155 0.30 ± 0.06 2.42 ± 0.17 0.65 ± 0.08 MS & KI
16 α-Terpineol 1165 0.49 ± 0.10 35.68 ± 0.42 0.62 ± 0.22 MS & KI
17 Thymol methyl ether 1231 0.19 ± 0.07 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
18 Carvacrol methyl ether 1240 0.24 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
19 Thymol 1267 19.52 ± 0.27 13.47 ± 0.26 31.81 ± 0.35 MS, KI, & ST
20 Carvacrol 1276 26.29 ± 0.15 1.93 ± 0.16 28.45 ± 0.18 MS, KI, & ST
21 β–Cubebene 1385 0.33 ± 0.05 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
22 β–Caryophyllene 1414 1.65 ± 0.32 0.82 ± 0.10 1.33 ± 0.11 MS, KI,& ST
23 α-Humulene 1451 0.72 ± 0.17 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
24 Germacrene D 1472 1.12 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS, KI, & ST
25 Bicyclogermacrene 1489 0.14 ± 0.03 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
26 α-Muurolene 1491 0.06 ± 0.04 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
27 β–Bisabolene 1502 0.52 ± 0.07 n.d. 0.72 ± 0.07 MS & KI
28 γ-Cadinene 1509 1.27 ± 0.09 n.d. n.d. MS, KI, & ST
29 γ-Bisabolene 1511 0.29 ± 0.07 n.d. 0.36 ± 0.04 MS & KI
30 Spathulenol 1561 0.16 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
31 Caryophyllene oxide 1576 0.23 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
32 α–epi- Muurolol 1638 0.71 ± 0.08 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
33 Torreyol 1641 0.14 ± 0.03 n.d. n.d. MS & KI
34 α-Cadinol 1649 1.44 ± 0.10 n.d. n.d. MS, KI, & ST
Total 99.04 98.96 98.50

aConfirmed by comparison with Kovat’s index on a DB5 column (Adams 2007).

bValues represent averages ± standard deviations for triplicate experiments.

cConfirmed by comparison with the mass spectrum of the authentic compound.

dIdentification by comparison with data obtained from the NIST mass spectra library.

n.d: not detected.