Table 1.
Main compounds identified in L. graveolens and other Mexican oregano species.
Fraction | Species | Type of Isolation | Mainly Identified Compounds | Content | Reference | |
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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.