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Table 10 Chemical profiles of secondary metabolites in A. indica essential oils

From: Inhibitory effects of Azadirachta indica secondary metabolites formulated cosmetics on some infectious pathogens and oxidative stress radicals

S/N

SM a

KI b

%composition

MI c

QA d

MS data e

MF*

LEO

SBEO

1

α-Pinene

927

4.10

0.50

MSD, KI

99

79, 93,136

C10H16

2

Camphene

944

–

3.00

MSD, KI

97

93, 69,136

C10H16

3

Myrcene

970

5.60

t

MSD, KI

99

41, 93, 69

C10H16

4

Limonene

1031

10.4

5.50

MSD, KI

98

68, 93, 79

C10H16

5

Terpinene

1063

2.70

13.70

MSD, KI

96

77, 93, 121

C10H16

6

Linalool oxide

1068

6.40

15.20

MSD, KI

99

91, 41, 43

C10H16

7

Linalool

1089

4.10

4.60

MSD, KI

95

44, 71,113

C10H18O

8

β-Curcumene

1120

–

7.81

MSD, KI

97

109,161, 43

C15H22

9

α-Cedrene

1129

2.20

t

MSD, KI

91

93, 41, 204

C15H24

10

α –Cubebene

1369

1.60

3.00

MSD, KI

97

43, 68, 161

C15H24

11

γ-Elemene

1385

10.20

5.10

MSD, KI

99

43, 68, 204

C15H24

12

α- Caryophyllene

1415

30.30

8.30

MSD, KI

98

93, 41, 79

C15H24

13

Caryophyllene oxide

1545

2.40

5.10

MSD, KI

98

41, 79, 111

C15H24O

14

Ledol

1560

–

2.40

MSD, KI

96

93, 79, 133

C15H26O

15

Hexadecanoic acid

1968

5.40

10.20

MSD, KI

96

43, 60, 73

C16H32O2

16

Heptadecane

2030

2.40

2.30

MSD, KI

95

43, 60, 256

C17H36

17

Linoleic acid

2039

2.11

5.40

MSD, KI

98

73,265,279

C18H32O

18

Phytol

2045

–

9.12

MSD, KI

99

41,71, 123

C20H40O

19

Tetracosane

2105

–

1.32

MSD, KI

98

73, 43, 129

C24H50

% Total

 

98.91

99.45

    

% Yield

 

0.72

0.58

    
  1. aSecondary metabolites listed in order of elution from HB-5 column
  2. bRetention indices relative to C9 - C25 n-alkanes on column
  3. cmethods of identification (mass spectra data & KI = retention index)
  4. dQuality assurance of GC/MS library
  5. emass spectra data
  6. *molecular formula t < 0.03%, LEO = leaves essential oil, SBEO = stem bark essential