Table 2 Chemical composition of A. calamus, C. carvi, and C. flexuosus EOs.

From: Design of three-component essential oil extract mixture from Cymbopogon flexuosus, Carum carvi, and Acorus calamus with enhanced antioxidant activity

Compound

Molecular formula

RI

Area (%)

 

A. calamus

C. carvi

C. flexuosus

α-Tricyclene

C10H16

926

0.32

α-Pinene

C10H16

943

0.50

Camphene

C10H16

952

2.83

Isolimonene

C10H16

983

0.89

d-Limonene

C10H16

1031

29.58

1.32

α-Ocimene

C10H16

1039

0.37

β-Ocimene

C10H16

1048

0.35

4-Nonanone

C9H18O

1030

2.22

Linalool

C10H18O

1082

 

2.58

Limonene oxide

C10H16O

1131

0.94

Isoneral

C10H16O

1165

 

0.99

Endo-Borneol

C10H18O

1172

-

0.29

Estragole

C10H12O

1196

0.37

p-menth-8-en-2-one

C10H16O

1208

3.01

cis-Carveol

C10H16O

1225

1.28

Neral

C10H16O

1238

-

27.36

Geraniol

C10H18O

1239

4.06

Citral

C10H16O

1240

29.62

d-Carvone

C10H14O

1242

62.09

-

Thiogeraniol

C10H18S

1255

3.21

Neryl formate

C11H18O2

1266

0.41

Carvone oxide

C10H14O2

1279

0.36

Limonene-1,2-diol

C10H18O2

1342

1.24

Neric acid

C10H16O2

1347

1.00

Eugenol

C10H12O2

1356

1.12

Piperitenone oxide

C10H14O2

1366

0.57

Geranyl acetate

C12H20O2

1383

5.95

β-Elemene

C15H24

1384

0.24

0.55

Cis-α-bergamotene

C15H24

1415

0.34

Caryophyllene

C15H24

1421

2.84

trans-Chrysanthemal

C10H16O

1451

0.43

Aristolene

C15H24

1472

0.24

γ-Muurolene

C15H24

1474

4.38

β-Ionone

C13H20O

1485

0.31

Viridifloren

C15H26O

1493

0.29

α-Muurolene

C15H24

1499

0.21

Germacrene D

C15H24

1500

0.24

(Z)-Methyl isoeugenol

C11H14O2

1501

2.16

Isoshyobunone

C15H24O

1518

1.24

β-Cadinene

C15H24

1519

0.61

Kessane

C15H26O

1536

0.24

α-Cadinene

C15H24

1538

0.32

γ-Bisabolene

C15H24

1541

0.93

β-Calacorene

C15H20

1563

3.01

Geraniol butyrate

C14H24O2

1565

0.69

γ-Asarone

C12H16O3

1578

3.22

Caryophyllene oxide

C15H24O

1581

1.19

β-Asarone

C12H16O3

1583

69.11

Asaraldehyde

C10H12O4

1620

1.54

tau-Muurolol

C15H26O

1640

0.44

Dehydroxy-isocalamendiol

C15H24O

1645

1.74

α-Asarone

C12H16O3

1703

11.02

Isocalamenediol

C15H26O2

1760

2.06

Tatarinoid B

C12H16O

1847

0.54

Callitrisin

C15H20O2

1957

0.16

-

-

Monoterpene hydrocarbons

29.58

6.58

Oxygenated monoterpenes

1.54

69.86

67.45

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

4.31

9.6

Oxygenated Sesquiterpenes

6.17

1.19

Other

 

12.79

Total identified (%)

98.07

99.44

97.61

Yield (v/w)

  

0.9

1.1

2.3

  1. Significant values are in [bold].