Table 1.
Chemical composition of lemongrass EO.
| No. | Constituents | RI a | RI b | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | α-Pinene | 1.83 | ||
| 2 | β-Pinene | 935 | 932 | 0.64 |
| 3 | Limonene | 979 | 977 | 2.46 |
| 4 | 1,8-Cineole | 1029 | 1025 | 6.52 |
| 5 | Linalool | 1038 | 1036 | - |
| 6 | trans-Citral | 1097 | 1095 | 31.42 |
| 7 | Geraniol | 1240 | 1235 | 8.78 |
| 8 | Citronellyl formate | 1250 | 1249 | - |
| 9 | cis-Citral | 1277 | 1271 | 36.51 |
| 10 | Geranyl acetate | 1316 | 1312 | 4.85 |
| 11 | Neryl acetate | 1352 | 1350 | - |
| 12 | Caryophyllene | 1365 | 1359 | 3.83 |
| 1419 | 1417 | |||
| Total identified (%) | 96.84 |
a RI, linear retention indices on HP-5MS column, experimentally determined using homologue series of n-alkanes. b Retention indices (RI) values taken from Adams [65].