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. 2022 Oct 13;27(20):6877. doi: 10.3390/molecules27206877

Table 7.

Essential oil composition of Cajanus cajan.

Plant Part Bioactive Compounds Region Ref.
Leaves (E)-2-Hexenal; Benzaldehyde; Nonanal; Decanal; α-Longipinene; Cyclosativene; α-Copaene; β-Longipinene; (Z)-Caryophyllene; Longifolene; α-Gurjunene; trans−α-Bergamotene; α-Guaiene; α-Himachalene; α-Humulene; allo-Aromadendrene; γ-Muurolene; γ-Himachalene; β-Selinene; α-Selinene; β-Himachalene; β-Bisabolene; trans-γ-Cadinene; α-Dehydro-ar-himachalene; δ-Cadinene; trans-Calamenene; γ-Dehydro-ar-himachalene; trans-Cadina-1(2),4-diene; α-Calacorene; trans-Nerolidol; Ledol; Caryophyllenyl alcohol; Himachalene epoxide; Caryophyllene oxide; Globulol; Longiborneol (=juniperol); Humulene oxide II; β-Himachalene oxide; Bisabolol-11-ol; 1-epi-Cubenol; α-Acorenol; τ-Cadinol; τ-Muurolol; α-Muurolol; Himachalol; Selin-11-en-4α-ol; β-Bisabolol; Cadalene; α-Bisabolol; epi-α-Bisabolol; Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone; ar-Himachalene-2-ol; n-Docosane. Nigeria [44]
Stem n-Decane; Limonene; Nonanal; Citronellal; 1-Nonanol; Menthol; Methyl salicylate; Decanal; α-Longipinene; Cyclosativene; α-Copaene; n-Tetradecane; Longifolene; Dodecanal; β-Caryophyllene; trans−α-Bergamotene; α-Guaiene; α-Himachalene; α-Humulene; allo-Aromadendrene; γ-Muurolene; γ-Himachalene; β-Selinene; Bicyclosesquiphellandrene (=trans-muurola-4(14),5 diene); α-Selinene; β-Himachalene; β-Bisabolene; trans-γ-Cadinene; α-Dehydro-ar-himachalene; δ-Cadinene; trans-Calamenene; γ-Dehydro-ar-himachalene; α-Cadinene; α-Calacorene; Germacrene B; trans-Nerolidol; Caryophyllenyl alcohol; Himachalene epoxide; Caryophyllene oxide; Longiborneol (=juniperol); Humulene oxide II; β-Himachalene oxide; 1-epi-Cubenol; α-Acorenol; cis-Cadina-4-en-7-ol; τ-Cadinol; Cubenol; α-Muurolol; Himachalol; α-Cadinol; n-Octadecane; Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone; n-Docosane. Nigeria [44]
Seeds Benzaldehyde; Nonanal; α-Longipinene; Cyclosativene; α-Copaene; (Z)-Caryophyllene; Longifolene; α-Gurjunene; β-Caryophyllene; β-Cedrene; β-Duprezianene; β-Gurjunene; trans−α-Bergamotene; α-Guaiene; α-Himachalene; α-Humulene; allo-Aromadendrene; γ-Muurolene; γ-Himachalene; β-Selinene; α-Selinene; β-Himachalene; β-Bisabolene; δ-Cadinene; γ-Dehydro-ar-himachalene; trans-Cadina-1(2),4-diene; 10-epi-Cubebol; α-Cadinene; α-Calacorene; trans-Nerolidol; Caryophyllenyl alcohol; Himachalene epoxide; Caryophyllene oxide; Globulol; Viridiflorol; Longiborneol (=juniperol); Humulene oxide II; β-Himachalene oxide; Bisabolol-11-ol; epi-10-γ-Eudesmol; 1-epi-Cubenol; cis-Cadina-4-en-7-ol; τ-Cadinol; τ-Muurolol; α-Muurolol; Himachalol; Selin-11-en-4α-ol; Bulnesol; β-Bisabolol; Cadalene; α-Bisabolol; epi-α-Bisabolol; Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone. Nigeria [44]
Leaves 3,6-Dimethyl-octane; Naphthalene; Dodecane; 6-Ethyl-undecane; 4-Methyl-Dodecane; 4-Ethy-undecane; 4,6-Dimethyl-dodecane; 1-Methyl-naphathalene; 2,6,11-Trimethyl-dodecane; α-Longipinene; 2-Methyl-tridecane; (+)-Cyclosativene; α-Copaene; Tetradecane; Longifolene; Caryophyllene; α-Selinene; β-Bergamotene; α-Himachalene; Humulene; Alloaromadendrene; α-Bisabolene; 2,4-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenol; Hexadecane; Norphytane. China [45]