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Table 1 Major constituents of essential oils extracted from twelve Egyptian plant species

From: Effective antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer activities of essential oils of horticultural aromatic crops in northern Egypt

Plant name

Oil yield (% F.W., v/w)

Major components (%, RIa)

Artemisia judaica (0.2)

β –Thujone (49.83,1100), Chrysanthenone (10.88,1125), α- Thujone (8.21,1116), 1,8-Cineole (4.91,1034), L-Camphor (3.0,1192), Artemisia alcohol (2.20,1083)

Artemisia monosperma (0.8)

Capillene (36.86,1446), capillin (14.68,1572), γ-Terpinene (12.46,1047), β-Pinene (7.85,964), cis-Ocimene (3.26,1043), Terpinen-4-ol (2.59,1192)

Callistemon viminalis (0.5)

1,8-Cineole (71.77,1034), α-Pinene (11.47,946), Terpinen-4-ol (3.18,1192), Octadecanoic acid (3.08,2172), 1-Phellandrene (1.30,1054)

Citrus aurantifolia (0.75)

Limonene (40.19,1029), β-Pinene (19.65,964), α-Citral (8.14,1240), γ-Terpinene (6.34,1047), α-Terpineol (3.71,1185), Terpinen-4-ol (2.62,1192)

Citrus limon (0.2)

Limonene (56.30,1029), β-Pinene (8.81,964), γ-Terpinene (6.42,1047), α-Citral (4.96,1240), β-Citral (3.83,1216), α-Terpineol (3.38,1185)

Citrus paradisi (0.12)

Limonene (74.29,1029), Linalool (4.61,1117), Linalool oxide (4.18,1088), β-Citral (2.66,1216), α-Fenchol (1.99,1168), Nootkatone (1.78,1800)

Cupressus macrocarpa (0.45)

Terpinen-4-ol (20.29,1192), Sabinene (18.67,974), β-Citronellol (13.01,1225), γ-Terpinene (7.59,1047), Camphor (6.66,1139), α-Terpinene (4.50,1018)

Origanum vulgare (0.5)

Pulegone (77.45, 1237), Menthone (4.86, 1152), cis-Isopulegone (2.22, 1161), Piperitenone (2.13, 1253), Limonene (1.08, 1029), Myrcene (0.66,984)

Pelargonium graveolens (0.09)

β-Citronellol (35.92,1225), Geraniol (11.66,1233), Citronellylformate (11.40,1275), Linalool (9.63,1117), (+)-Isomenthone (6.36,1164), σ-Selinene (5.52,1484)

Rosmarinus officinalis (0.33)

1,8-Cineole (19.60,1034), Camphor (17.01,1139), α-Pinene (15.12,946), Verbenone (9.55,1204), Borneol (8.17,1188), Linalool (5.32,1117)

Schinus molle (0.88)

α-Phellandrene (29.87,1005), β-Phellandrene (21.08,1031), Elemol (13.00,1547), τ-Muurolol (5.35,1641), γ-Eudesmol (4.48,1629), σ-Cadinene (3.99,1524)

Thuja occidentalis (0.25)

α-Pinene (35.49,946), δ-3-Carene (25.42,1004), α-Cedrol (9.05,1585), α-Terpinolene (6.76,1092), Limonene (4.91,1029), Myrcene (2.77,984)

  1. aRetention indices related to a homologous series of n-alkanes (C10–C36, Sigma-Aldrich, Cairo) analyzed in the same conditions and computer matching with the NIST mass spectral search program Ver. 2.0 and Wiley libraries