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. 2022 Oct 11;12(10):962. doi: 10.3390/metabo12100962

Table 3.

Volatile profile of the essential oils from the three Lamiaceae species.

Category Compound Concentration
(% from Total Peak Area)
LEO BEO SEO
terpenes/
terpenoids
(Z)-beta-Farnesene 6.45 - -
1-Terpinen-4-ol 1.89 - -
2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 4-(1-methylethyl)- 0.35 - -
3-Carene 0.19 - -
3-Thujol - 0.10 0.28
4(10)-Thujene 0.12 - -
alpha-Bergamotene 0.08 - -
alpha-Caryophyllene 0.14 2.47 3.33
alpha-Phellandrene 0.06 - -
alpha-Pinene 0.17 2.88 7.75
alpha-Terpineol 0.70 0.40 -
alpha-Terpinolen - 0.28 -
alpha-Thujene 0.09 0.11 0.32
Anisole, p-allyl- - 0.86 -
beta-cis-Ocimene - 0.80 0.06
beta-Cubebene 1.27 - -
beta-Linalool 30.91 - -
beta-Myrcene 0.95 1.18 1.22
beta-Phellandrene 1.81 0.42 0.45
beta-Pinene - 2.48 2.48
beta-trans-Ocimene - 0.20 0.16
Borneol 0.44 0.68 1.63
Bornyl acetate - 1.74 0.66
Camphene 0.19 2.47 7.1
Camphor 0.16 5.39 16.17
Caryophyllene 5.66 1.50 1.75
Caryophyllene oxide - 0.16 -
cis-beta-Ocimene 2.91 - -
cis-Thujone - - 34.28
Copaene - 0.38 -
delta-Cadinene - 0.07 -
D-Limonene 0.92 1.20 2.29
Eucalyptol 0.88 5.22 4.94
Eugenol - 2.84 -
gamma-Elemene - 0.76 -
gamma-Muurolene 0.09 - -
gamma-Terpinene 0.13 0.18 0.19
Lavandulol 0.85 - -
Lavandulyl acetate 4.71 - -
Linalool - 26.27 2.18
Linalool acetate 28.75 1.54 1.64
p-Cymene - 0.28 0.79
Terpinolene 0.08 - -
Thujone - 14.84 -
Thujone (stereoisomer) - 2.43 -
trans-beta-Ocimene 3.46 - -
trans-Thujone - - 5.44
Tricyclo[2.2.1.0(2,6)]heptane, 1,7,7-trimethyl - 0.07 0.24
β-Elemene - 1.11 -
esters Acetic acid, hexyl ester 0.99 - -
Acetic acid, octyl ester - 0.20 -
Butanoic acid, hexyl ester 0.31 - -
Hexanoic acid, hexyl ester 0.07 - -
4-Hexen-1-ol, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-, acetate - 0.21 0.23
3-Octanol, acetate 0.18 - -
Octen-1-ol, acetate 0.97 - -
alcohols 1-Octen-3-ol- 0.17 - -
3-Octanol 0.43 - -
3-Cyclohexen-1-ol, 4-methyl-1-(1-methylethyl)- - 0.23 0.39
3-Cyclohexene-1-methanol, alpha, alpha4-trimethyl- - - 0.25
Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-ol, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-, (1.alpha,2.alpha,5.alpha)- - - 0.06
ketones 3-Octanone- 1.99 - -
Bicyclo[3.1.1]heptan-3-one, 2,6,6-trimethyl-, (1.alpha,2.beta,5.alpha) - - 0.10
other (E,E)-1,3,5-Undecatriene 0.04 - -
1,6,10-Dodecatriene, 7,11-dimethyl-3-methylene-, (Z)- - 0.25 -
1H-Cycloprop[e]azulene, 1a,2,3,5,6,7,7a,7b-octahydro-1,1,4,7-tetramethyl-, [1aR-(1a.alpha,7alpha,7a.beta, 7b.alpha)] - 1.12 1.58
1H-Cycloprop[e]azulene, decahydro-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylene-, [1aR-(1a.alpha,4a.alpha,7alpha,7a.beta,7b.alpha)]- - 0.15 -
Azulene, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-, [1S-(1alpha,4alpha,7alpha)]- - 0.88 -
Azulene, 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydro-1,4-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethenyl)-, [1S-(1alpha,7alpha,8a.beta)]- - 1.64 -
Bicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene, 2,6-dimethyl-6-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)- - 4.27 -
non-identified non-identified 0.47 10.76 2.04

Note: LEO—lavender essential oil; SEO—sage essential oil; BEO—basil essential oil.