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Table 1 Chemical composition of the essential oils of Plectranthus cylindraceus (A), P. asirensis (B) and P. barbatus (C)

From: Phytochemical analysis and evaluation of the cytotoxic, antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of essential oils from three Plectranthus species grown in Saudi Arabia

No.

Compounds

RRI

A %

B %

C %

Identification

1

α-Pinene

1032

0.2

8.6

46.2

tR, MS

2

α -Thujene

1035

tr

5.9

–

MS

3

α-Fenchene

1072

–

–

tr

tR, MS

4

Camphene

1076

0.2

0.1

4.5

tR, MS

5

β-Pinene

1118

0.1

1.9

3.3

tR, MS

6

Sabinene

1132

0.1

1.5

–

tR, MS

7

Thuja-2,4 (10)-diene

1138

–

tr

0.2

MS

8

δ-3-Carene

1159

tr

–

–

tR, MS

9

Myrcene

1174

0.1

1.3

0.5

tR, MS

10

α-Terpinene

1188

2.3

0.4

–

tR, MS

11

Limonene

1203

0.2

0.2

1.8

tR, MS

12

1,8-Cineole

1213

–

–

2.7

tR, MS

14

β-Phellandrene

1214

0.4

tr

–

tR, MS

15

p-mentha-1, 3, 6-triene

1215

–

tr

–

MS

16

cis-Anhydrolinalool oxide

1220

tr

–

–

MS

17

(Z)-3-Hexenal

1225

–

tr

–

tR, MS

18

(Z)-β-Ocimene

1246

–

tr

–

tR, MS

19

γ-Terpinene

1255

0.3

1.0

0.1

tR, MS

20

(E)-β-Ocimene

1266

–

0.8

–

tR, MS

21

p-Cymene

1280

5.5

0.4

1.1

tR, MS

22

Terpinolene

1290

tr

0.5

0.1

tR, MS

23

(Z)-3-Hexenol

1391

–

0.3

–

tR, MS

24

3-Octanol

1393

0.1

tr

–

MS

25

α-Thujone

1438

–

tr

–

MS

26

p-Cymenene

1452

0.1

tr

0.1

MS

29

β-Thujone

1457

–

0.1

–

MS

30

1-Octen-3-ol

1459

0.2

0.5

0.1

tR, MS

31

trans-Sabinene hydrate

1474

0.1

–

–

tR, MS

32

cis-Linalool oxide (Fur.)

1479

tr

–

–

MS

33

Bicycloelemene

1495

–

tr

–

MS

34

α-Copaene

1497

0.1

0.2

0.7

MS

35

Camphor

1532

7.2

–

0.3

tR, MS

36

β-Bourbonene

1535

tr

0.3

tr

tR, MS

37

α-Gurjunene

1544

0.1

–

–

MS

38

cis-α-Bergamotene

1550

tr

–

–

MS

39

Linalool

1553

2.3

1.3

0.5

tR, MS

40

cis-Sabinene hydrate

1556

0.1

–

–

tR, MS

41

α-Bergamotene

1577

0.2

0.3

–

MS

42

Pinocarvone

1586

tr

–

0.1

MS

44

Aristolene

1589

tr

–

–

tR, MS

45

Bornyl acetate

1590

–

0.2

2.3

tR, MS

46

β-Elemene

1600

0.1

tr

–

MS

47

Calarene

1610

1.2

–

–

tR, MS

48

Terpinen-4-ol

1611

0.8

3.3

1.4

tR, MS

49

β-Caryophyllene

1612

1.3

13.3

0.5

tR, MS

50

Aromadendrene

1628

–

0.4

–

MS

51

Selina-5,11-diene

1634

tr

–

–

MS

52

trans-p-Menth-2,8-dien-1-ol

1638

0.1

–

–

MS

53

Myrtenal

1648

–

1.2

0.2

MS

55

Sesquisabinene

1660

0.6

0.3

–

tR, MS

56

Alloaromadendrene

1661

0.1

4.4

–

MS

57

trans-Pinocarveol

1664

–

0.8

0.9

tR, MS

58

cis-Verbenol

1667

–

–

0.1

Ms

59

(Z)-β-Farnesene

1668

–

tr

–

MS

60

α-Humulene

1687

0.1

1.0

0.2

tR, MS

61

trans-Verbenol

1690

–

–

0.6

MS

62

δ-Selinene

1700

0.1

–

–

MS

63

α-Terpineol

1706

0.1

0.8

2.0

tR, MS

64

Borneol

1719

0.1

2.1

20.7

tR, MS

65

Germacrene D

1726

0.5

2.0

–

MS

66

β-Selinene

1742

1.0

–

–

MS

67

α-Selinene

1744

tr

–

–

MS

68

Sesquicineole

1747

5.3

–

–

MS

69

p-Mentha-1,5-dien-8-ol

1747

–

0.5

0.6

MS

70

Bicyclogermacrene

1751

0.8

7.4

–

MS

71

δ-Cadinene

1772

–

0.5

–

tR, MS

72

γ-Cadinene

1776

0.2

  

MS

73

(E)- α-Bisabolene

1786

0.1

–

–

MS

74

Myrtenol

1796

–

2.6

1.1

MS

75

α-Cadinene

1811

–

–

0.2

MS

76

cis-Calamenene

1853

0.5

–

–

 

77

p-Cymen-8-ol

1864

–

–

0.2

tR, MS

78

Ascaridole

1889

0.4

–

–

MS

79

trans-Sesquisabinene hydrate

2000

0.2

5.2

–

MS

80

Isocaryophyllene oxide

2001

–

0.2

–

MS

81

Caryophyllene oxide

2008

0.8

4.7

0.8

tR, MS

82

Maaliol

2012

42.8

0.2

–

MS

83

(E)-Nerolidol

2041

–

0.8

–

tR, MS

84

Humulene epoxide-II

2071

–

0.4

0.7

MS

85

1, 10-diepi- Cubenol

2080

0.4

–

–

MS

86

Globulol

2096

1.1

0.5

–

MS

87

cis-Sesquisabinene hydrate

2097

–

0.8

–

MS

88

Cumin alcohol

2113

0.1

–

–

tR, MS

89

Rosifoliol

2122

0.2

–

–

MS

90

Spathulenol

2144

3.3

8.7

–

tR, MS

91

Cedrol

2148

–

–

4.0

MS

92

β-Bisabolol

2170

–

2.0

–

MS

93

T-Cadinol

2191

1.3

–

0.3

MS

94

Valerenal

2194

3.2

–

–

MS

95

α-Bisabolol

2232

1.6

–

–

MS

96

trans-α-Bergamotol

2241

–

1.5

–

MS

97

β-Eudesmol

2255

–

2.2

0.6

MS

98

Intermedeol

2260

–

–

tr

MS

99

Selina-11-en-4α-ol

2273

–

–

tr

MS

100

Caryophylladienol I

2316

0.1

0.1

–

MS

101

Caryophylladienol II

2324

0.6

0.3

tr

MS

102

Caryophyllenol I

2353

–

–

tr

MS

103

Caryophyllenol II

2392

–

0.4

tr

MS

104

Phytol

2622

–

0.2

tr

MS

105

Heptacosane

2700

–

0.1

–

MS

106

Hexadecanoic acid

2931

–

tr

–

MS

Monoterpene hydrocarbons

 

9.7

22.1

57.8

 

Oxygenated monoterpenes

 

11.1

10.1

31.2

 

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

 

7.1

36.1

1.6

 

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes

 

60.8

25.6

6.4

 

Other compounds

 

0.3

1.1

0.1

 

Total

 

89.0

95.0

97.1

 
  1. Boldface means major compounds (compounds with high content or high persentage)
  2. RRI Relative retention indices calculated against n-alkanes. %; calculated from the FID chromatograms, tr Trace (< 0.1%); Identification method: tR, identification based on the retention times (tR) of genuine compounds on the HP Innowax column; MS, identified on the basis of computer matching of the mass spectra with those of the Wiley and MassFinder libraries and comparison with literature data