Table 3.
Chemical composition (%) of petroleum ether and diethyl ether fractions from female S. molle (L.) leaves.
| Components 1 | LRI 2 | LRI lit 3 | SM♀L1F4 | SM♀L1F5 | SM♀L1F6 | SM♀L1F7 | SM♀L2F2 | SM♀L2F3 | SM♀L2F4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | β-terpinene | 1200 | 1206 | 33.8 | - | - | - | 5.8 | - | - |
| 2 | cyclotetradecene | 1680 | * | - | - | - | 15.7 | - | - | 77.6 |
| 3 | Elemol | 2093 | 2090 | 38.1 | 74.6 | 71.6 | 2.7 | - | - | - |
| 4 | viridiflorol | 2092 | 2091 | - | 3.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecen-1-ol | 2125 | * | - | - | - | - | 86.9 | - | - |
| 6 | dehydroxyisocalamendiol | 2141 | * | 8.5 | - | 2.9 | 3.4 | - | - | - |
| 7 | γ-eudesmol | 2191 | 2185 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | - | - |
| 8 | α-eudesmol | 2240 | 2232 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1.0 | - | - |
| 9 | β-eudesmol | 2258 | 2249 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 17.4 | 67.9 | 1.3 | - | - |
| 10 | 2,4-di-tert-butyl-phenol | 2320 | 2321 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.4 |
| 11 | Phytol | 2625 | 2633 | - | - | - | - | - | 100.0 | - |
| 12 | hexadecanoic acid | 2880 | 2887 | - | - | - | - | 4.0 | - | - |
| SUM | 99.9 | 99.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Monoterpene hydrocarbons | 33.8 | 5.8 | ||||||||
| Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons | 57.6 | 99.9 | 97.1 | 80.9 | 3.3 | |||||
| Oxygenated sesquiterpenes | 8.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | |||||||
| Diterpenoid alcohol | 86.9 | 100.0 | ||||||||
| Others | 15.7 | 4.0 | 100.0 | |||||||
1 elution order on polar column; 2 linear retention indices (LRI) measured on polar column; 3 linear retention indices from literature; * LRI lit not available; (SM♀L1F4–L1F7): fractions from petroleum ether female extracts; (SM♀L2F2–L2F4): fractions from diethyl ether female extracts.