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Table 1 Chemical composition, concentrations (%) and calculated retention indices, of T. bovei essential oil as characterized by GC/MS analysis

From: Chemical composition, anthelmintic, antibacterial and antioxidant effects of Thymus bovei essential oil

Constituents

%

RIC

RIL

Trans-geraniol (Lemonol)

35.38

1261

1257

α-citral (Trans-citral)

20.37

1276

1278

β-citral (Cis-citral)

14.76

1246

1256

Cis-geraniol (nerol)

7.38

1233

1233

3-octanol

4.38

996

1012

DL-camphor

1.95

1148

1146

Eucalyptol(1,8) cineole

1.63

1032

1034

3-octanone

1.42

987

986

Thymol

1.28

1296

1292

β-linalool

1.17

1100

1098

β-farnesene

1.11

1456

1442

Geranylisobutyrate

1.02

1482

1450

L-borneol

0.9

1170

1149

Isocaryophyllene

0.89

1403

1397

Camphene

0.76

954

956

Bergamiol

0.76

1239

1242

Dihydrocarveol acetate

0.71

1302

1307

α-cyclocitral

0.66

1153

1124

β-ocimene

0.45

1056

1043

Geranyl propionate

0.36

1456

1453

β-myrcene

0.3

992

990

α-terpineol

0.26

1195

1188

α-limonene

0.22

1029

1027

Nerolidol

0.17

1495

1527

α-terpinene

0.16

1068

1053

α-phellandrene

0.1

996

1001

β-pinene

0.07

977

973

Total

98.62

  

Yield (w/w) %

1.40 %

  

Number of constituents

27

  

Hydrocarbon monoterpenoid

2.06

  

Oxygenated monoterpenoid

88.59

  

Sesquiterpenoid hydrocarbon

2

  

Oxygenated sesquiterpenoid

0.17

  

Others

5.8

  
  1. RI C calculated retention index, RI L retention index obtained from literature