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. 2021 Jun 16;26(12):3666. doi: 10.3390/molecules26123666

Table 1.

Gas chromatograph analysis of the Pectis elongata essential oil (EO) before and after its nano-emulsification (NE1,2,3 = independent replicates). RIlit—retention index from the literature (Adams); RIexp—retention index (experimental); n.d.—not determined.

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RIlit Compound EO NE1 NE2 NE3
Area (%) RIexp Area (%) RIexp Area (%) RIexp Area (%) RIexp
936 Heptanone<5-Methyl-3-> 0.12 941 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
958 Heptan-2-ol<6-Methyl- 0.13 950 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
981 Hepten-2-one <6-Methyl-5-> 0.38 984 0.59 984 0.63 984 0.57 984
1024 Limonene 0.45 1027 0.55 1028 0.52 1028 0.52 1028
1085 Cyclohexanedione <3-Methyl-1,2-> 0.17 1090 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d.
1095 Linalool 0.32 1099 0.52 1099 0.56 1099 0.52 1099
1140 Isocitral<Exo-> 0.12 1143 0.16 1143 0.17 1143 0.16 1143
1160 Isocitral<Z-> 0.73 1162 0.59 1163 0.57 1163 0.55 1163
1177 Isocitral<E-> 1.41 1181 1.61 1181 1.55 1181 1.49 1181
1227 Nerol 0.46 1227 0.71 1229 0.8 1229 0.76 1229
1235 Neral 39.35 1242 41.89 1245 41.48 1245 40.91 1245
1249 Geraniol 0.77 1253 0.79 1256 0.66 1255 0.6 1255
1268 Geranial 50.76 1272 49.92 1276 50.37 1276 51.25 1276
1288 Lavandulyl Acetate 0.2 1278 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d n.d.
1290 Tridecene <1-> 1.31 1290 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d n.d.
n.d. Geranic acid n.d. n.d. 0.14 1356 0.19 1356 0.16 1356
1365 Undecenol<2E-> 0.74 1371 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d n.d.
1389 Elemene<Beta-> 0.27 1390 n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d. n.d n.d.
1452 Humulene <Alpha-> 0.67 1452 0.19 1452 0.16 1452 0.17 1452
1608 Humulene Epoxide II 0.23 1606 0.23 1607 0.21 1607 0.23 1607