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Table 1 Chemical compounds (%) of M. leucadendron leaf oils

From: Antioxidant, anti-hyaluronidase and antifungal activities of Melaleuca leucadendron Linn. leaf oils

RIa

Compound

Percentage (%)

A1

A2

A3

944

α-Thujenec

0.28

0.31

0.29

948

α-Pineneb

2.12

1.82

2.18

989

2-Pentanonec

1.74

1.76

1.65

1001

β-Pinenec

1.72

1.37

1.64

1017

β-Myrcened

0.68

0.74

0.67

1037

Careneb

0.36

0.63

0.71

1044

d-Limoneneb

6.39

5.58

5.92

1062

1,8-Cineoleb

55.04

51.32

49.22

1073

γ-Terpinenec

2.39

2.76

3.15

1101

Terpinoleneb

1.16

1.56

1.68

1199

Linaloolb

0.16

0.08

0.17

1298

Terpinene-4-olb

0.63

0.67

0.71

1314

Ocimenolc

0.10

0.11

0.11

1330

α-Terpineolb

8.79

10.70

10.42

1400

Cedreneb

0.14

0.19

–

1443

γ-Terpineolc

1.57

1.13

1.16

1485

β-Caryophylleneb

5.03

7.33

7.64

1529

Eugenolb

3.27

4.55

4.35

1547

Humulenec

0.53

0.75

0.84

1556

β-Eudesmenec

2.30

2.18

2.23

1560

Patchoulenec

2.80

2.09

2.91

1576

Germacrene Dc

0.17

0.24

0.33

1637

Aromadendrenc

0.16

0.12

–

1738

Globulolb

1.28

1.37

1.61

1806

Viridiflorolc

0.16

0.29

0.25

1814

Cubenolc

1.00

0.17

0.18

 

Total (%)

99.97

99.82

100.00

  1. –, no compound
  2. aRetention indices on the column relative to C8–C22 n-alkanes
  3. bCompounds were identified by comparison with authentic compounds
  4. cCompounds were identified by comparison with National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) database library
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