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. 2021 Jul 22;14(8):709. doi: 10.3390/ph14080709

Table 1.

Chemical compositions of Thymus mastichina essential oils obtained from steam distillation (SD), hydrodistillation (HD), or solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) at laboratory (ETHOS X) or pilot scale (Mac 75) from flowers and fresh or dry aerial parts.

Identification Molecular Formula Retention Indice
(Lab 1)
Retention Indice
(Lab 2)
Literature Retention Index %SD Flower
(Lab 2)
%ETHOS X Flower
(Lab 2)
%SD Fresh Aerial Parts
(Lab 1)
%SD Fresh Aerial Parts
(Lab 2)
%ETHOS X Fresh Aerial Parts
(Lab 1)
%ETHOS X Fresh Aerial Parts
(Lab 2)
%HD Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 1)
%HD Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 2)
%SD Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 1)
%SD Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 2)
%ETHOS X Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 1)
%ETHOS X Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 2)
%Mac 75 Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 1)
%Mac 75 Dry Aerial Parts Rehydrated
(Lab 2)
Monoterpenes
Tricyclene C10H16 914 914 920 - - t 0.02 t 0.02 t - t 0.02 t 0.01 t 0.02
α-Thujene C10H16 920 924 924 0.20 0.21 0.12 0.15 0.14 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.25 0.29 0.20 0.24 0.26 0.29
α-Pinene C10H16 927 927 932 3.21 3.41 3.27 3.71 3.63 4.35 3.32 3.31 4.15 4.47 3.31 3.71 4.15 4.39
Camphene C10H16 938 938 946 0.21 0.23 0.26 0.30 0.28 0.32 0.28 0.27 0.34 0.35 0.27 0.29 0.30 0.31
Sabinene C10H16 968 968 968 3.17 3.61 4.45 4.39 4.64 4.98 4.62 3.37 5.21 4.44 4.39 3.90 5.09 4.27
β-Pinene C10H16 974 974 4.55 4.87 - 5.23 - 5.83 - 4.82 - 6.20 - 5.22 - 6.02
3-Octanone C8H16O 979 979 - - - - - 0.01 - - - - - 0.01 - 0.02
2,3-Dehydro-1,8-cineole C10H16O 976 978 - - t - t t - t - t - t -
Myrcene C10H16 983 983 983 1.40 1.57 1.94 1.72 2.03 2.00 1.72 1.46 2.26 2.04 1.83 1.76 2.35 2.10
3-Octanol C8H18O 988 988 - 0.02 - - - 0.02 - - - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02
α-Phellandrene C10H16 997 997 997 0.05 0.04 t 0.05 t 0.05 t 0.04 t 0.06 t 0.05 t 0.05
α-Terpinene C10H16 1008 1008 1009 0.20 0.17 t 0.17 t - t 0.22 0.11 0.31 t 0.21 t 0.33
Cymene * C10H14 1015 1015 1014 1.12 0.85 - 0.79 t 0.85 t 0.95 - 0.89 t 0.95 t 0.78
1,8- cineole (eucalyptol) C10H18O 1028 1028 1022 62.53 59.79 67.89 63.40 66.28 52.01 68.46 60.92 70.60 63.63 67.41 55.68 64.99 56.30
(Z)-β-Ocimene C10H16 1032 1032 0.05 0.04 0.25 0.04 0.26 0.04 0.20 0.04 0.26 0.05 0.20 0.03 0.25 0.05
(E)-β-Ocimene C10H16 1039 1039 1037 0.16 0.20 - 0.30 - 0.36 - 0.21 - 0.28 - 0.23 - 0.28
γ-Terpinene C10H16 1049 1049 1051 0.51 0.65 0.52 0.83 0.58 0.99 0.65 0.77 0.82 1.04 0.59 0.73 0.82 1.10
(E)-Sabinene hydrate C12H20O2 1055 1055 1058 0.43 0.66 0.55 0.54 0.43 0.60 0.48 0.49 0.35 0.38 0.62 0.72 0.30 0.33
Linalool oxide * C10H18O2 1058 1058 1076 - 0.04 t 0.03 t 0.03 t 0.03 t 0.02 t 0.04 t 0.02
Terpinolene C10H16 1077 1077 1080 0.10 0.12 t 0.11 t 0.14 t 0.12 0.11 0.15 t 0.13 0.12 0.18
(Z)-Sabinene Hydrate C10H18O 1085 1055 1080 - - t - t - 0.15 - t - 0.15 t -
Linalool C10H18O 1091 1091 1086 3.19 4.15 3.64 3.61 3.51 4.24 3.56 3.97 3.19 3.70 3.73 4.39 3.98 4.44
Hotrienol C10H16O 1101 1101 - 0.06 - 0.04 - 0.05 - 0.05 - 0.04 - 0.04 - 0.06
p-Menth-2-en-1-ol C10H18O 1105 1105 1108 0.05 0.05 t 0.04 t 0.05 - 0.06 t 0.03 - 0.05 - 0.05
α-Campholene aldehyde C10H16O 1111 1111 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.03 - - - 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.02
Pinocarveol C10H16O 1123 1123 1133 0.10 0.08 t 0.07 t 0.10 t 0.12 t 0.07 t 0.10 t -
Camphor C10H16O 1126 1126 1140 0.07 0.11 t 0.05 t 0.06 t 0.09 t 0.04 t 0.06 t 0.10
Pinocarvone C10H14O 1138 1138 1140 0.04 - t 0.04 t 0.05 t 0.05 t 0.03 t 0.05 t 0.02
Borneol C10H18O 1144 1154 - - t - t - t - t - t - t -
Terpineol * C10H18O 1152 1152 1160 2.45 2.40 2.00 2.27 1.82 2.64 2.13 2.69 1.09 1.51 2.03 2.70 1.60 2.06
Terpinen-4-ol C10H18O 1173 1173 1165 0.63 0.52 t 0.46 t 0.58 t 0.77 t 0.46 t 0.55 t 0.70
α-Terpineol C10H18O 1179 1179 1175 6.33 5.98 4.50 5.31 4.07 6.07 4.60 6.20 2.31 3.36 4.51 6.20 3.68 4.97
(Z)-Dihydrocarvone C10H16O 1183 1183 1181 0.29 0.25 t 0.21 t 0.25 t 0.29 t 0.15 t 0.27 t 0.20
(E)-Dihydrocarvone C10H16O 1217 1217 1190 0.20 0.18 t 0.18 t 0.22 t 0.18 t 0.09 t 0.18 t 0.13
Isobornyl formate C11H18O2 1218 1228 - - t - t - t - - - t - - -
Piperitol C10H18O 1207 1207 - - - - - - - - - - - 0.02 - 0.01
trans-Carveol C10H16O 1215 1215 - 0.02 - - - 0.02 - 0.02 - - - 0.03 - -
Bornyl or isobornyl acetate C12H20O2 1268 1268 1275 0.04 0.03 t 0.02 t 0.03 t 0.04 t 0.03 t 0.03 t 0.02
Carvacrol methyl ether C11H16O 1241 1241 0.56 0.53 - 0.49 - 0.62 - 0.60 - 0.47 - 0.61 - 0.60
Linalool acetate C12H20O2 1254 1254 - 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02
Endobornyl acetate C12H20O2 1272 1284 0.08 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.01 - 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02
Carvacrol C10H14O 1298 1298 1.30 1.19 - - - 1.16 - 1.26 - 0.57 - 1.31 - 0.91
Thymol C10H14O 1293 1293 1287 - 0.05 0.76 0.61 0.04 0.82 - 0.37 - 0.78 0.05 0.59 0.02
Sesquiterpenes
Bicycloelemene C15H24 1330 1330 - 0.03 - 0.02 - 0.04 - 0.03 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.02
α-Copaene C15H24 1371 1347 1347 - 0.02 t - t 0.02 t - t 0.02 t 0.02 t 0.02
Bourbonene * C15H24 1379 1379 1375 0.21 0.19 t 0.11 0.15 0.23 0.10 0.13 0.11 0.15 0.15 0.21 0.15 0.21
β-Elemene C15H24 1385 1385 1402 0.08 0.09 t 0.06 t 0.13 t 0.06 t 0.07 t 0.10 t 0.12
α-Gurjunene C15H24 1404 1404 1420 0.03 0.03 t - t 0.04 t 0.02 t 0.03 t 0.04 t 0.06
β-Caryophyllene C15H24 1413 1413 1417 0.33 0.33 0.20 0.20 0.35 0.49 0.16 0.18 0.19 0.25 0.29 0.39 0.36 0.45
Germacrene D C15H24 1484 0.04 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.05 - 0.02 - 0.03 - 0.05 - 0.05
Aromadendrene C15H24 1448 1448 1446 - - t - t 0.02 t 0.02 t 0.02 t 0.04 t 0.05
β-Farnesene C15H24 1440 1440 0.04 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.04 - 0.02 - 0.02 - 0.04 - 0.05
α-Bisabolene C15H24 1505 1501 1505 0.06 0.07 - 0.03 - 0.08 - 0.04 - 0.04 - 0.08 - 0.09
4,5-Dehydro-isolongifolene C15H22 1544 1544 - 0.03 - - - - - 0.02 - - - 0.03 - -
allo-Aromadendrene C15H24 1454 1464 1460 0.10 0.10 t 0.06 t 0.16 t 0.06 t 0.07 t 0.12 t 0.05
Aromadendrene isomer C15H24 1458 0.06 0.06 - 0.02 - 0.07 - 0.03 - 0.04 - 0.09 - -
β-cubebene C15H24 1387 1387 0.82 0.93 - 0.64 - 1.54 - 0.49 - 0.63 - 1.08 - 1.24
β-selinene C15H24 1489 1489 - - - - - 0.03 - 0.02 - - - 0.04 - 0.04
Eremophilene C15H24 1486 1486 0.07 - - - - 0.09 - - - - - 0.08 - 0.09
Bicyclogermacrene C15H24 1500 1500 1.90 2.15 - 1.92 - 3.81 - 1.35 - - - 2.47 - 2.88
Valencene C15H24 1489 1485 - - 1.45 - 2.29 - 0.85 - 0.84 - 1.62 - 1.96 -
α-Bisabolene C15H24 1501 1496 - - 0.36 - 0.71 0.08 0.28 - 0.36 - 0.64 - 0.80 -
β -Bisabolene C15H24 1505 1501 1505 1.32 1.31 - 0.56 - 1.50 - 0.61 - 0.78 - 1.46 - 1.56
γ -Cadinene C15H24 1513 1513 0.05 0.05 - 0.02 - 0.04 - 0.03 - 0.03 - 0.06 - 0.07
δ-Cadinene C15H24 1513 1513 1516 0.12 0.11 t 0.05 t 0.12 t 0.06 t 0.07 t 0.15 t 0.17
Spathulenol C15H24O 1569 1569 1567 0.35 0.38 t 0.09 t 0.22 t 0.57 t 0.19 t 0.46 t 0.24
Caryophyllene oxide C15H24O 1582 1582 0.10 0.11 - 0.05 - 0.10 - 0.18 - 0.05 - 0.13 - 0.07
Viridiflorol C15H26O 1592 1592 0.44 0.52 - 0.32 - 0.59 - 0.88 - 0.29 - 0.69 - 0.35
10-Epi-γ-eudesmol C15H26O 1622 1622 - 0.02 - - - 0.02 - 0.04 - - - 0.03 - -
Isoespathulenol C15H24O 1640 0.04 0.07 - - - 0.06 - - - 0.03 - 0.09 - -
τ-Muurolol C15H26O 1641 1641 - - - - - 0.05 - 0.08 - - - 0.07 - -
Juniper camphor C15H26O 1691 1691 0.40 0.58 - 0.23 - 0.53 - 0.86 - 0.29 - 0.70 - 0.32
% of identified compounds 99.78 99.4 92.16 99.06 91.78 99.19 92.57 99.37 92.92 98.37 92.72 99.38 91.75 98.65
% of monoterpenes among the identified compounds 14.93 15.97 10.81 17.81 11.56 20.11 10.98 15.78 13.51 20.59 10.79 17.46 13.34 19.41
% of oxygenated monoterpenes among the identified compounds 78.29 76.17 79.34 76.83 76.72 68.93 80.2 77.79 77.91 74.66 79.23 73.18 75.14 71.04
% of sesquiterpenes among the identified compounds 6.56 7.26 2.01 4.42 3.5 10.15 1.39 5.8 1.5 3.12 2.7 8.74 3.27 8.2

* Isomer not characterized, Method 1: t: traces (compounds present at less than 0.1%).