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. 2021 Aug 25;26(17):5156. doi: 10.3390/molecules26175156

Table 1.

Main compounds identified in L. graveolens and other Mexican oregano species.

Fraction Species Type of Isolation Mainly Identified Compounds Content Reference
Concentration
(mg mL−1/μg mg−1 Extract)
% EO
Phenolic extracts L. graveolens Solid: liquid
(80% methanol)
Quercetin O-hexoside/ Luteolin-glucuronide-glucoside/ Lithospermic acid/Pentahydroxy dihydrochalcone derivative - - [4]
L. graveolens C02 SCFE (80 bar 35 °C/ atmospheric 20 °C) Eriodyctiol /Naringenin/ Sakuranetin/ Cirsimaritin/ Chrysoeriol 4.9 ± 0.2 B/4.6 ± 0.2 B/3.1 ± 0.29 B/2.34 ± 0.04 B/1.3 ± 0.1 B - [15]
L. graveolens Solid: liquid (methanol/acetone/water) (50:40:10) Quercetin-O-hexoside/ Scutellarein 7-O-hexoside/ Phloridzin/ Trihydroxy-methoxyflavone
derivative/ 6-O-Methylscutellarein
- - [25]
L. graveolens Solid: liquid 1:20 (58% ethanol) Pinocembrin/ Galangin/ phlorizin/ Naringenin/Quercetin/ Hispidulin/ Taxifolin 3.231 ± 0.390 A/ 3.231 ± 0.390 A/3.231 ± 0.390 A/3.231 ± 0.390 A/ 0.018 ± 0.008 A/0.022 ± 0.003 A/0.022 ± 0.003 A [26]
Essential oil L. berlandieri Commercial p-cymene/Carvacrol/ β-pinene/Caryophyllene/ Camphene/ α-pinene - 35.54/26.86/4.69/4.50/4.10/3.89 [13]
P. longiflora Clevenger-type apparatus Carvacrol/ Thymol acetate/ Carvacrol, methyl ether/ Terpinolene/ p-cymene/ Borneol/ β-pinene - 23.31/17.06/7.81/6.96/6.7/4.36/ 3.57 [19]
L. graveolens Hydro-distillation Different chemotypes
Carvacrol/ Thymol/ β-caryophyllene
- 53.05/70.6/27.6 [27]
L. graveolens Commercial Thymol/ p-cymene/ Carvacrol/ β-caryophyllene/1,8-Cineole/ γ-terpinene - 31.66/18.72/14.57/5.62/3.44/2.42 [28]

The letter means: A = mg mL−1 extract, B = μg mg−1 extract and % EO = Concentration on essential oil.

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