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Table 1 Composition of the essential oil from the leaves of M. splendens

From: Cytotoxic activity of essential oil from Leaves of Myrcia splendens against A549 Lung Cancer cells

RI a

RI b

Compounds*

Relative amount in sample (%)

   

MS

1329

1467

δ-Elemene

2.9

1342

1455

α-Cubebene

0.5

1369

1487

α-Copaene

2.2

1380

1536

β-Cubebene

0.7

1376

1517

β-Bourbonene

1.7

1408

1590

E-Caryophyllene

10.1

1422

2130

γ-Elemene

0.5

1427

1600

Aromadendrene

0.3

1442

1662

α-Humulene

2.4

1466

1699

Germacrene D

8.9

1470

1715

β-Selinene

0.2

1479

1726

Bicyclogermacrene

15.4

1508

1751

δ-Cadinene

2.7

1526

2070

Elemol

7.5

1553

2113

Spathulenol

1.6

1557

1975

Caryophyllene oxide

0.6

1562

2063

Globulol

0.6

1576

2079

Guaiol

7.7

1607

2453

γ-Eudesmol

3.7

1622

2215

β-Eudesmol

5.0

1628

2208

α-Eudesmol

5.1

1639

2196

Bulnesol

7.8

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

  

48.5

Oxygen containing sesquiterpenes

  

39.6

Total identified

  

88.0

  1. (*) - Compounds listed in order of their elution on the SPB-1 column. RIa - Retention index determined on the non-polar SPB-1 column relative to a series of n-alkanes (C8–C23). RIb - Retention index determined on a SupelcoWax-10 column relative to a series of n-alkanes (C8–C23)