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Table 1 The main components of the OEOs

From: Antibacterial activity of oregano essential oils against Streptococcus mutans in vitro and analysis of active components

Compounds

RI

Content (Peak area%)

OEO1

OEO2

Monoterpene hydrocarbons

35.32

26.97

α-pinene

1028

1.50

0.97

α-thujene

1028

0.79

0.72

α-fenchene

1060

0.08

-

camphene

1071

0.46

0.31

β-pinene

1112

0.57

0.18

3-carene

1147

-

0.11

β-myrcene

1161

2.21

2.56

α-terpinene

1180

1.61

1.79

limonene

1200

0.11

0.35

β-phellandrene

1211

-

0.36

β-cis-ocimene

1235

-

0.30

γ-terpinene

1246

10.67

8.74

p-cymene

1272

17.32

10.37

terpinolene

1283

-

0.21

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

1.96

5.54

copaene

1492

-

0.07

β-bourbonene

1526

-

0.05

caryophyllene

1595

1.87

2.62

cis-β-farnesene

1662

-

0.10

humulene

1667

0.05

0.33

γ-muurolene

1692

-

0.14

( +)-ledene

1697

-

0.07

β-bisabolene

1727

0.04

1.62

δ-cadinene

1758

-

0.44

γ-cadinene

1765

-

0.10

Oxygenated monoterpenes

61.72

64.37

eucalyptol

1213

0.20

-

trans-sabinene hydroxide

1466

-

0.40

linalool

1547

3.45

0.72

trans-β-terpineol

1567

-

0.11

bornyl acetate

1581

-

0.09

( +)-3-thujanol

1635

-

0.24

(-)-borneol

1675

0.06

-

α-terpineol

1697

-

0.17

endo-borneol

1702

-

0.61

geraniol

1847

-

0.06

carvacryl acetate

1882

-

0.11

thymol

2189

0.05

2.46

carvacrol

2236

57.96

59.40

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes

0.45

0.22

Caryophyllene oxide

1989

0.45

0.22

Others

0.52

2.71

3-octanone

1253

-

0.16

1-Octen-3-ol

1450

0.16

0.62

Carvacrol methyl

1601

0.36

1.88

ether

p-Cymen-8-ol

1852

-

0.05

Total identified

99.97

99.81

  1. The samples were essential oils of Origanum vulgare L. (OEO1, origin: Bosnia) and Origanum heracleoticum L. (OEO2, origin: France)