Table 8 Effect of salinity on the essential oil chemical compositions of C. frutescens L. plant exposed to salinity for 2 months.

From: Anticancer and antioxidant activities of Pelargonium graveolens L., Mentha longifolia L., and Chrysanthemum frutescens L. under salt stress

Peak no.

RT

Compounds

KI exp.

KI lit.

Rel. %

Salinity levels (mM)

0

50

75

100

1

8.09

α-Pinene

933

939

1.29

3.42

5.3

3.24

2

9.56

Artemiseole

980

976

0.29

0.24

0.09

ND

3

10.01

α-Myrcene

994

990

18.76

25.5

31.56

16.42

4

11.05

Limonene

1020

1029

14.5

13.77

18.25

12.03

5

11.55

cis-Ocimene

1032

1037

24.73

11.8

10.27

13.15

6

15.39

Alloocimene

1122

1132

0.99

0.57

1.01

0.58

7

15.48

cis-Isolimonenol

1124

1133

17.84

11.15

10.9

7.21

8

16.8

trans-Limonen oxide

1153

1142

0.12

0.13

0.06

0.37

9

17.01

Menthone

1158

1152

0.57

1.05

0.74

1.22

10

20.1

Pulegone

1226

1237

4.71

10.42

5.82

14.7

11

24.93

trans-Carvyl acetate

1332

1342

0.34

0.16

0.21

0.27

12

25.43

α-Cubebene

1343

1351

ND

0.33

0.06

ND

13

26.51

α-Copaene

1367

1376

0.22

0.18

0.23

0.41

14

27.22

3-Tetradecene

1383

1387

1.23

1.58

1.57

1.54

15

28.13

α-Cedrene

1404

1411

ND

0.61

ND

ND

16

28.91

trans-Caryophyllene

1422

1419

0.11

1.1

0.1

0.21

17

30.51

α-Humulene

1460

1454

ND

ND

ND

1.26

18

32.01

Germacrene D

1495

1481

0.97

0.26

0.24

0.65

19

32.52

α-Bisabolene

1509

1507

0.14

0.12

0.08

ND

20

32.84

α-Farnesene

1517

1505

3.52

3.9

3.45

4.23

21

33.2

trans-Calamenene

1526

1522

ND

1.32

ND

1.45

22

33.49

Δ-Cadinene

1533

1523

ND

ND

0.31

0.66

23

33.81

Nerolidol

1541

1532

0.66

0.11

0.12

ND

24

35.43

Caryophyllene oxide

1582

1583

0.07

0.19

0.23

0.23

25

35.94

Cubedol

1595

1580

1.16

1.04

0.78

0.29

26

37.54

Gossonorol

1638

1637

0.33

0.71

0.44

0.8

27

37.73

Torreyol

1643

1646

0.1

0.12

0.08

0.19

28

37.81

tau-Muurolol

1645

4642

0.2

0.34

0.22

0.41

29

37.96

α-Cadinol

1649

1654

ND

0.4

ND

0.49

30

39.02

α-Bisabolol

1677

1685

2.42

4.02

2.32

4.2

31

40.82

Farnesol

1727

1723

0.51

0.13

ND

1.12

32

41.53

α-Sinensal

1747

1756

ND

0.08

0.99

ND

33

41.91

cis-Lanceol

1758

1761

0.89

ND

0.89

ND

34

45.63

Hexadecanol

1866

1875

0.73

1.32

0.92

2.54

35

50.91

Falcarinol

2031

2036

ND

1.09

0.64

ND

  

Total %

  

97.4

97.16

97.88

89.87

  1. RT: retention time index, KI exp.: Kovats retention index reported in the investigation, KI lit.: Kovats retention index from literature, ND: not detected. Rel. %: relative percentage.