Table 1.

Chemical composition of M. communis flower essential oil (McEO)

No.	Components a	Rt (min)	KI	% b
1	α‐Pinene	9.18	939	35.20
2	β‐Pinene	10.45	980	0.24
3	Myrcene	10.80	991	1.21
4	Limonene	12.12	1,030	8.94
6	1,8‐cineole	12.26	1,033	17.00
7	Linalool	14.45	1,078	6.17
8	α‐Terpineol	17.64	1,090	3.86
9	Myrtenol	17.88	1,194	0.42
10	Linalyl acetate	19.73	1,257	0.85
11	Myrtenyl acetate	22.10	1,325	1.26
12	Terpenyl acetate	22.80	1,355	4.30
13	Geranyl acetate	23.80	1,385	4.42
14	Methyl eugenol	24.48	1,406	6.98
15	Transcaryophyllene	25.20	1,415	4.04
16	α‐Humulene	26.20	1,460	0.48
17	Carophyllene oxide	30.05	1,580	2.49
	Monoterpene hydrocarbons	46.07
	Oxygenated monoterpenes	40.77
	Sesquiterpenes	6.98
	Total %	93.82

Abbreviations: KI, Kovats Indices on HP‐5MS Capillary Column in reference to C₁₀‐C₂₂ n‐alkanes injected in the same conditions; Rt, retention time.

^aIdentification of components based on GC‐MS Wiley 7.0 version library and National Institute of Standards and Technology 05 MS (NIST) library data.

^b%: Percentages are the means of two runs and were obtained from electronic integration measurements using a selective mass detector.