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Table 1 Identified compounds with more than 1% in EOs of C. aurantium, C. limon, and C. sinensis (CAEO, CLEO, and CSEO)

From: Chitosan nanoparticles containing limonene and limonene-rich essential oils: potential phytotherapy agents for the treatment of melanoma and breast cancers

RTa

RIb

Compound

CAEO

CLEO

CSEO

Area

%

Area

%

Area

%

9.4

622.7

α-pinene

58,484,827

1.7

126,834,642

3.5

37,874,128

1.2

11.3

694.5

sabinene

542,668,432

15.6

623,674,861

17.0

34,246,642

1.1

11.3

696.9

β-pinene

43,301,938

1.2

12.0

714.9

β-myrcene

108,784,770

3.1

13.1

742.0

α-terpinene

59,177,141

1.7

13.9

762.4

limonene

1,088,445,097

31.4

2,269,351,083

61.8

2,266,978,799

71.3

14.7

781.9

β-ocimene Y

162,728,160

4.7

15.1

793.5

ɣ-terpinene

207,125,216

6.0

17.2

835.8

linalool

192,637,034

5.6

18.1

853.7

cis-p-Menth-2,8-dienol

60,702,174

1.9

18.6

864.7

trans-p-2,8-Menthadien-1-ol

157,669,843

5.0

18.8

868.0

cis-limonene oxide

83,422,623

2.3

82,287,580

2.6

18.8

869.1

trans-limonene oxide

113,204,736

3.1

72,968,453

2.3

20.6

905.3

4-terpineol

66,692,764

1.9

21.5

921.1

nortricyclene

31,832,189

1.0

22.7

943.8

trans-carveol

92,456,195

2.9

23.2

953.7

cis-carveol

55,583,810

1.7

23.6

960.1

cumaldehyde

128,003,231

3.7

23.7

963.5

carvone

66,472,215

2.1

25.8

1002.3

3-buten-1-ol, 4-chloro-2-methyl-1-phenyl

41,752,965

1.2

28.2

1047.1

1,2-yclohexanediol, 1-methyl-4-(1methylethenyl)

55,304,649

1.5

37.1

1223.5

nerolidol

178,234,586

5.1

42.9

1345.6

farnesol

34,776,356

1.0

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