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. 2021 May 22;21:148. doi: 10.1186/s12906-021-03319-w

Table 3.

Percentage (%) and relative concentrations (μg/mL) of the compounds of different chemotype thyme oils

Percentage of compound in the thyme chemotypesa Relative concentration of compound in the experimentsb (μg/mL)
Compound LRI Geraniol Thujanol Linalool Geraniol Thujanol Linalool
α-Thujene 930 ND 0.4 0.6 ND 0.018 0.028
α-Pinene 939 0.1 1.2 1.4 0.004 0.051 0.061
Camphene 951 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.012 0.0084 0.017
1-Octen-3-ol 978 0.1 ND ND 0.004 ND ND
β-Myrcene 979 0.1 0.7 1.0 0.004 0.028 0.04
β-Pinene 992 ND 0.4 0.1 ND 0.017 0.004
α-Phellandrene 1003 ND 1.2 0.1 ND 0.051 0.004
α-Terpinene 1017 ND 1.4 0.1 ND 0.059 0.004
p-Cymene 1026 0.2 2.1 4.2 0.009 0.090 0.18
Limonene 1029 0.1 1.8 1.3 0.004 0.076 0.055
1,8-Cineole 1046 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.009 0.018 0.041
γ-Terpinene 1060 0.1 2.9 1.3 0.004 0.123 0.055
Terpinolene 1093 ND 0.7 1.2 ND 0.031 0.052
Linalool 1104 3.0 8.4 69.2 0.128 0.361 2.736
Myrcenol 1123 0.1 3.2 ND 0.004 0.136 ND
cis-β-Terpineol 1144 0.2 ND 1.5 0.009 ND 0.007
Verbenol 1145 ND 0.2 0.1 ND 0.001 0.001
Camphor 1146 0.1 0.1 1.2 0.005 0.005 0.059
trans-Thujanol 1154 ND 33.9 ND ND 0.616 ND
cis-Thujanol 1159 ND 6.5 ND ND 0.033 ND
trans-β-Terpineol 1163 ND 0.8 0.1 ND 0.037 0.005
Borneol 1169 1.5 0.4 2.3 0.008 0.002 0.012
Terpinen-4-ol 1177 0.6 11.9 8.3 0.028 0.555 0.373
α-Terpineol 1190 ND 4.3 1.8 ND 0.204 0.084
trans- Piperitol 1208 ND 0.1 0.5 ND 0.005 0.024
Nerol 1230 1.9 4.2 0.1 0.084 0.185 0.004
Neral 1238 0.8 ND ND 0.035 ND ND
Geraniol 1253 54.9 1.9 ND 2.193 0.083 ND
Linalyl acetate 1257 0.3 2.9 0.6 0.013 0.130 0.027
Geranial 1267 1.3 ND ND 0.058 ND ND
Bornyl acetate 1289 0.2 ND ND 0.010 ND ND
Thymol 1297 1.4 0.7 0.9 0.067 0.034 0.043
Carvacrol 1299 0.7 ND ND 0.034 ND ND
Neryl acetate 1365 0.2 ND ND 0.009 ND ND
Geranyl acetate 1381 18.6 0.7 ND 0.851 0.032 ND
β-Caryophyllene 1417 5.7 4.0 0.6 0.3 0.180 0.027
α-Humulene 1452 0.1 ND ND 0.004 ND ND
Geranyl propionate 1486 2.2 ND ND 0.099 ND ND
Germacrene D 1486 ND 0.8 ND ND 0.032 ND
Geranyl isobutyrate 1515 0.3 ND ND 0.013 ND ND
Elemol 1550 2.2 ND ND 0.103 ND ND
Caryophyllene oxide 1583 1.4 0.6 ND 0.067 0.029 ND
β-Eudesmol 1651 0.4 ND ND 0.019 ND ND
Total: 99.3 99.0 99.8

aLRI - linear retention index on SLB-5MS column

bThe relative concentrations were chosen based on the calculation as if the cells were treated with 200 μL essential oil