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. 2020 May 1;9(5):550. doi: 10.3390/foods9050550

Table 2.

Chemical composition of essential oils hydrodistillated from Zanthoxylum leprieurii leaves. Each analysis was realized in triplicate.

Leaves
Compounds Cas Number Identification Ria Rib May June July Aug Sep Oct Nov
1 α-pinene 80-56-8 MS, RI, STD 931 929 2.48 ± 0.13 8.45 ± 0.57 0.30 ± 0.11 0.60 ± 0.35 0.70 ± 0.15 0.50 ± 0.27 0.30 ± 0.17
2 ß-myrcene 123-35-3 MS, RI, STD 987 988 0.71 ± 0.03 - 5.20 ± 0.21 0.90 ± 0.15 3.40 ± 0.37 0.4 ± 0.31 0.70 ± 0.09
3 p-cymene 25155-15-1 MS, RI, STD 1022 1022 1.48 ± 0.03 - 0.10 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.03 - 0.40 ± 0.57 -
4 limonene 138-86-3 MS, RI, STD 1023 1027 - 0.90 ± 0.29 0.40 ± 0.28 - - - -
5 (E)-ß-ocimene 13877-91-3 MS, RI, STD 1041 1046 23.57 ± 047 2.60 ± 0.99 3.90 ± 0.84 2.50 ± 0.04 1.30 ± 0.50 2.30 ± 1.91 -
6 γ-terpinene 99-85-4 MS, RI, STD 1060 1057 0.28 ± 0.03 - - - - - -
7 linalool 78-70-6 MS, RI, STD 1094 1098 6.44 ± 0.13 0.50 ± 0.34 1.50 ± 0.55 8.50 ± 0.09 1.70 ± 0.23 4.30 ± 0.95 3.20 ± 0.09
8 alloocimene 673-84-7 MS, RI 1128 1129 1.22 ± 0.04 0.40 ± 0.13 0.20 ± 0.10 - - - -
9 terpineol 98-55-5 MS, RI, STD 1190 1191 - - 0.20 ± 0.03 - - - -
10 decanal 112-31-2 MS, RI, STD 1191 1204 - - 1.50 ± 0.52 - - - -
11 citronellol 106-22-9 MS, RI, STD 1225 1227 - - 2.00 ± 0.48 - 1.50 ± 0.27 - 0.30 ± 0.02
12 geraniol 106-24-1 MS, RI, STD 1250 1253 - - 1.40 ± 0.53 - 1.00 ± 0.74 - -
13 decyl alcohol 112-30-1 MS, RI, STD 1262 1263 - - 1.80 ± 0.92 - - - -
14 thymol 89-83-8 MS, RI, STD 1286 1291 - 2.20 ± 0.96 3.10 ± 0.43 13.30 ± 0.31 4.10 ± 0.22 - -
15 undecan-2-one 112-12-9 MS, RI, STD 1288 1293 8.51 ± 0.35 1.90 ± 0.50 1.20 ± 0.03 8.40 ± 0.12 2.70 ± 0.56 3.20 ± 1.06 2.10 ± 0.98
16 undecan-2-ol 1653-30-1 MS, RI, STD 1298 1300 - - 0.20 ± 0.04 0.40 ± 0.04 - - -
17 methyl nerate 1862-61-9 MS, RI, STD 1319 1323 - - 2.20 ± 0.74 - 0.80 ± 0.44 - -
18 δ-elemene 20307-84-0 MS, RI 1334 1339 - 1.20 ± 0.69 0.20 ± 0.00 - - - -
19 α-copaene 3856-25-5 MS, RI, STD 1376 1378 - 0.60 ± 0.23 0.30 ± 0.08 - 0.60 ± 0.11 0.20 ± 0.07 0.40 ± 0.04
20 ß-elemene 515-13-9 MS, RI 1388 1394 3.92 ± 0.06 - 2.70 ± 0.83 4.20 ± 0.07 5.90 ± 0.26 2.30 ± 0.10 2.90 ± 0.20
21 β-caryophyllene 87-44-5 MS, RI, STD 1419 1423 13.51 ± 0.11 18.90 ± 0.48 15.60 ± 0.54 13.70 ± 0.1 19.85 ± 0.82 7.00 ± 1.02 8.60 ± 0.62
22 cadina-4(14),5-diene 54324-03-7 MS, RI 1430 1433 1.83 ± 0.02 0.90 ± 0.26 0.70 ± 0.16 0.30 ± 0.02 2.40 ± 0.81 1.70 ± 0.26 1.50 ± 0.19
23 γ-elemene 3242-08-8 MS, RI 1432 1435 1.19 ± 0.01 4.40 ± 0.45 1.10 ± 0.21 1.10 ± 0.04 3.10 ± 0.06 0.8 ± 0.12 1.10 ± 0.01
24 α-humulene 6753-98-6 MS, RI, STD 1456 1457 3.92 ± 0.02 6.70 ± 0.62 4.50 ± 0.98 3.60 ± 0.04 6.10 ± 0.27 4.10 ± 0.58 4.20 ± 0.32
25 alloaromadendrene 25246-27-9 MS, RI 1457 1465 - 0.50 ± 0.21 0.30 ± 0.06 - 0.50 ± 0.11 0.40 ± 0.06 0.20 ± 0.01
26 germacrene D 23986-74-5 MS, RI, STD 1482 1485 1.96 ± 0.17 0.90 ± 0.50 0.40 ± 0.10 - 1.60 ± 0.40 1.40 ± 0.21 1.00 ± 0.14
27 ß-ionone 14901-07-6 MS, RI, STD 1482 1488 - - 0.40 ± 0.12 - - - 0.20 ± 0.05
28 ß-selinene 17066-67-0 MS, RI 1483 1490 0.32 ± 0.01 1.10 ± 0.13 0.70 ± 0.14 0.80 ± 0.01 1.60 ± 0.30 0.20 ± 0.21 0.50 ± 0.05
29 tridecan-2-one 593-08-8 MS, RI, STD 1487 1495 18.74 ± 0.57 9.00 ± 0.02 22.50 ± 0.98 30.20 ± 0.39 15.80 ± 0.84 36.80 ± 0.06 33.70 ± 0.36
30 selina-4(14),7(11)-diene 515-17-3 MS, RI 1495 1498 - 1.30 ± 0.31 0.80 ± 0.15 1.50 ± 0.90 2.90 ± 0.86 - -
31 tridecan-2-ol 1653-31-2 MS, RI, STD 1495 1501 - 2.00 ± 0.82 1.70 ± 1.17 - 2.30 ± 0.29 2.40 ± 0.80 3.20 ± 0.33
32 (3E,6E)-α-farnesene 502-61-4 MS, RI 1499 1509 3.22 ± 0.29 0.60 ± 0.21 1.20 ± 0.34 0.90 ± 0.07 2.50 ± 0.97 9.10 ± 0.82 4.60 ± 0.55
33 γ-cadinene 39029-4-9 MS, RI 1513 1517 0.42 ± 0.06 1.10 ± 0.36 0.60 ± 0.08 0.20 ± 0.04 1.00 ± 0.21 1.20 ± 0.26 1.30 ± 0.02
34 δ-cadinene 483-76-1 MS, RI 1524 1526 2.25 ± 0.09 4.20 ± 1.01 2.20 ± 0.09 1.00 ± 0.02 4.30 ± 0.13 3.40 ± 0.49 4.30 ± 0.33
35 elemol 639-99-6 MS, RI, STD 1547 1552 0.28 ± 0.02 0.60 ± 0.22 0.20 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.01 0.30 ± 0.05 0.40 ± 0.03 1.20 ± 0.09
36 nerolidol 7212-44-4 MS, RI, STD 1557 1564 - 1.50 ± 0.30 1.10 ± 0.39 1.00 ± 0.03 1.60 ± 0.49 4.80 ± 0.22 3.40 ± 0.32
37 dendrolasin 23262-34-2 MS, RI 1576 1580 1.79 ± 0.08 8.60 ± 0.95 9.40 ± 0.90 4.00 ± 0.06 7.60 ± 0.09 10.60 ± 0.44 16.40 ± 0.85
38 spathulenol 6750-60-3 MS, RI 1578 1582 - 1.50 ± 0.46 1.10 ± 0.03 - - - 0.40 ± 0.00
39 caryophyllene oxide 1139-30-6 MS, RI, STD 1583 1588 - 6.00 ± 0.83 5.70 ± 0.79 - - - -
40 ζ-cadinol 5937-11-1 MS, RI 1639 1645 - 1.10 ± 0.08 0.60 ± 0.03 - 0.70 ± 0.21 0.60 ± 0.15 0.80 ± 0.04
41 α-cadinol 481-34-5 MS, RI 1650 1659 0.28 ± 0.03 1.30 ± 0.11 0.70 ± 0.01 - 1.10 ± 0.44 0.80 ± 0.23 0.90 ± 0.09
42 pentadecanal 2765-11-9 MS, RI 1713 1715 - 2.10 ± 0.28 - - - - 1.60 ± 0.79
Monoterpene hydrocarbons (%) 29.74 12.85 10.10 4.30 5.40 3.60 1.00
Oxygenated monoterpene (%) 6.44 2.70 11.50 21.80 8.20 4.30 3.50
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (%) 32.54 48.10 30.90 27.30 52.35 31.80 30.60
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (%) 2.35 22.70 18.10 5.30 12.10 17.20 25.40
Others (%) 27.25 13.10 28.90 39.00 20.80 42.40 38.50
Identified compounds (%) 98.32 99.45 99.50 97.70 98.85 99.30 99.00
Yield (%) 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.02

Identification methods: RIa, theoretical kovats indices (Pubchem and NIST); RIb, calculated kovats indices; MS, mass spectra comparison with PAL 600®libraries; STD, retention time and mass spectra comparison with commercially available standards; RI, retention index comparison with the literature; CAS number; -, Under perception threshold.