Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial, Antinociceptive, and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Two Chemotypes of Pimenta pseudocaryophyllus (Myrtaceae)

Table 3

Percentage chemical composition of essential oils from leaves of P. pseudocaryophyllus ( )-methyl isoeugenol and citral chemotypes.
ComponentRIMCCC
(2E)-Hexenol846 0.24
UC918 0.05
   -Tujene929 0.46
Allyl isovalerate938 0.49
UC947 0.47
-Pinene973 1.41
6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one980 0.71
Dehydro-1.8-cineole987 0.23
Linalool1096 1.02
  exo-Isocitral1139 0.27
( )-Isocitral1159 0.36
UC1175 0.28
( )-Isocitral1177 0.51
UC1203 0.19
Nerol1224 1.05
Neral1237 27.59
Geraniol1250 2.13
Geranial1266 36.49
UC1332 1.61
UC1358 0.49
UC1368 2.1
-Copaene13730.41.03
-Bourbonene1381 0.7
-Elemene1389 0.31
( )-Caryophyllene14161.71.55
-Copaene1425 0.27
Aromadendrene1435 0.55
-Humulene1450 0.27
( )-Methyl isoeugenol14512.0 
  Allo-Aromadendrene1457 0.57
-Muurolene1472 0.36
( )-Methyl isoeugenol149493.9 
-Cadinene1510 1.15
-Cadinene15200.40.32
UC1548 0.77
Spathulenol1573 3.75
Caryophyllene oxide1578 8.88
Humulene epoxide II1604 1.07
Monoterpene hydrocarbons  1.87
Oxygenated monoterpenes  69.65
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons 2.57.08
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes  13.7
Other  1.44
Phenols 97.5 
Yield (%, v/p) 0.80.8
RI: calculated retention index. MC: . pseudocaryophyllus ( )-methyl isoeugenol chemotype. CC: . pseudocaryophyllus citral chemotype. UC: unknown component.