Table 4 List of terpenes and terpenoids and their relative amount detected by GC–MS for ethanolic extraction of inflorescences from first commercial experiment.

From: Effects of steam sterilization on reduction of fungal colony forming units, cannabinoids and terpene levels in medical cannabis inflorescences

Compound name

%

Control

15 s steaming treatment

20 s steaming treatment

Heptanal

1.73

3.68

5.67

Cosmene

0.45

–

–

Carveol

0.60

1.03

–

Linalool

2.73

1.60

5.95

Nonanal

2.23

4.61

–

Fenchol

2.19

1.45

–

Camphene

1.86

1.13

–

endo-Borneol

0.76

–

–

α-Terpineol

2.22

1.95

2.52

Methenamine

1.82

3.63

6.42

Caryophyllene

7.36

6.67

7.89

trans-α-Bergamotene

1.25

–

–

cis-β-Farnesene

0.75

–

–

α-Humulene

3.19

2.60

4.31

Valerena-4,7(11)-diene

0.49

–

–

pseudoephedrine

0.41

–

–

α-Farnesene

1.11

1.92

2.97

Patchoulene

0.56

–

–

gamma-Selinene

0.61

–

–

gamma-Gurjunene

3.50

2.62

3.76

Selina-3,7(11)-diene

5.22

7.68

9.33

α-Guaiene

0.69

–

–

m-Mentha-4,8-diene

1.47

1.36

–

Guaiol

7.40

8.30

9.83

cis-Z-α-Bisabolene epoxide

1.12

–

–

δ-Selinene

13.04

14.03

16.19

β-Guaiene

2.95

2.49

–

γ-cadina-1,4-diene

1.52

–

–

Guaia-1(10),11-diene

–

1.45

–

α-Guaiene

1.96

–

–

7-epi-α-Eudesmol

14.82

17.33

–

Selina-3,7(11)-diene

0.83

–

–

Eudesmadiene

3.47

2.00

–

cis-Thujopsene

1.52

0.78

–

β-Selinene

0.56

–

–

β-Neoclovene

1.06

0.91

–

epi-Cryptomeridiol

0.55

2.00

18.89

Neophytadiene

1.19

0.93

3.34

Phytol

1.17

2.50

2.92

11,14-Eicosadienoic acid, methyl ester

0.43

0

0

Methyl 8,11,14,17-eicosatetraenoate

0.67

1.43

0

Benzanthracene methoxy

1.27

1.64

0

9-Anthracenecarboxaldehyde

1.25

2.26

0

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