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. 2016 Jun 21;24(4):813–821. doi: 10.1016/j.jfda.2016.04.006

Table 1.

Chemical composition of Asarum heterotropoides oil, expressed as chromatographic area percentages obtained by supercritical CO2 at different extraction conditions, P (bar)/T (°C).

Components Concentration (%)

SC-CO2 extraction SC-CO2 with ethanol extraction


Conditions (bar/°C)

300/50 250/50 200/50 200/45 200/55 300/50 250/50 200/50 200/45 200/55
Eucarvone 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.8
3,5-Dimethoxytoluene 5.6 6.5 12.8 5.5 7.1 3.6 4.5 4.7 6.2 4.8
Safrole 9.1 9.8 11.3 8.6 11.2 8.6 9.4 9.2 9.2 10.9
Methyl eugenol 35.4 36.9 36.8 35.8 36.5 35.8 37.6 37.6 36.1 37.2
Myristicin 1 1.2 0.7 1.2 1.9 1 1.5 1.3 1 1.1
Pentadecane 4.2 3.8 4 5.3 7.1 5.1 5.6 5.1 4.6 4.3
Trans-isocroweacin 5.5 5.4 7.3 2.5 4.6 3 3.5 3.7 5.1 5.8
3,4-Benzocyclodec-3-ene-1,5-diyn-7-one 3 2.8 2.3 3.4 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.5 2.6 2.9
4,6-Dimethoxy-5-methyl phthalide 2.3 2.3 1.7 2.5 2.2 2 2.5 2.7 2.1 2.3
Linoleic acid 3.2 2.5 1.8 4 1.4 2 2 1.9 1.6 3.9
N-Isobutyl-(2E,4Z,8Z,10E)-dodecatetraenamide 8.6 6.3 6.2 8.8 5.2 9.6 8.7 9 7.9 11.3
N-Isobutyl-(2E,4Z,8Z,10E)-dodecatetraenamide 3.5 3.1 2 3.8 2.3 3.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 3.7
Sesamin 18 18.7 12.4 17.8 17 22.1 17. 16.7 19.1 11.1

SC = supercritical.