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. 2022 Mar 15;12:4417. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-08217-w

Table 1.

Constituents of two samples of essential oils from Thymbra capitata.

Compound* RI SPB-1a RI SW 10b Sample Ben. (%) Sample Car. (%)
α-Thujene 922 1029 0.4 1.4
α-Pinene 930 1030 0.3 0.6
Oct-1-en-3-ol 956 1440 t 0.1
Sabinene 964 1128 t t
β-Pinene 970 1118 0.3 0.1
Myrcene 980 1161 1.1 1.8
α-Phellandrene 997 1171 0.1 0.2
3- Carene 1003 1155 t 0.1
α-Terpinene 1010 1187 0.4 1.5
p-Cymene 1011 1275 4.1 4.9
Limonene 1020 1206 0.1 0.2
β-Phellandrene 1020 1215 0.1 0.2
Z-β-Ocimene 1025 1235 t t
E-β-Ocimene 1035 1253 t 0.1
γ-Terpinene 1046 1249 3.4 7.4
trans-Sabinene hydrate 1050 1459 0.4 0.6
Cymenene 1073 1440 0.1 0.1
cis-Sabinene hydrate 1080 1544 0.2 0.1
Linalool 1081 1543 1.0 0.3
trans-p-2-Menthen-1-ol 1122 1623 t t
Borneol 1144 1695 0.1 0.2
Terpinene-4-ol 1158 1597 0.7 0.7
trans-Dihydrocarvone 1167 1602 t t
α-Terpineol 1169 1692 0.1 0.1
Neral 1214 1679 t t
Geraniol 1233 1842 t 0.1
Geranial 1242 1730 0.1 0.1
Thymol 1268 2183 0.1 0.2
Carvacrol 1275 2212 80.0 73.9
E-Caryophyllene 1408 1590 1.9 3.4
Aromadendrene 1425 1600 t t
α-Humulene 1443 1662 0.1 t
Allo-aromadendrene 1445 1636 0.1 0.1
Bicyclogermacrene 1481 1726 0.1 0.1
Caryophyllene oxide 1557 1968 0.2 0.2
Total identified 95.8 99.0

*Compounds listed in order of elution in the polydimethylsiloxane column (SPB-1 column).

aRI SPB 1: GC retention indices relative to C9-C23 n-alkanes on the SPB-1 column.

bRI SW 10: GC retention indices relative to C9-C23 n-alkanes on the Supelcowax-10 column. t = traces ≤ 0.05%.