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Table 1 Chemical composition of essential oil (EO) of C. pumilio analyzed by GC-Mass spectrometry

From: Antibacterial activity of Centaurea pumilio L. root and aerial part extracts against some multidrug resistant bacteria

Peaks

Volatile compound

RI

LRI

Content (%)

1

butanoic acid-2-methyl,2-methyl butyl

1105

1106

11.16

2

Hexyl isovalerate

1251

1253

0.99

3

5-Methylhexyl 2-Methylbutanoate

1298

1299

0.72

4

α-copaene

1376

1375

2.14

5

α-Cyperene

1398

1398

14.08

6

β-Caryophyllene

1419

1419

29.33

7

α-Humulene

1448

1449

3.58

8

Isogermacrene D

1710

1708

17.28

9

γ-elemene

1449

1449

1.24

10

α-Muurolene

1492

1491

1.05

11

γ-Muurolene

1472

1473

0.98

12

Caryophyllene oxide

1571

1570

10.49

13

Caryophylladienol II

1631

1632

0.57

14

T-Muurolol

1628

1627

1.12

15

α-Valerenol

1737

1736

0.64

16

Germacra-4 (15),5,10 (14)-trien-1β-ol

1687

1686

3.86

17

Trans-Valerenyl isovalerate

2025

2024

0.43

18

Octacosane

444

442

0.32

  1. RI retention index, LRI literature retention index