Research Article

New Claims for Wild Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota) Essential Oil

Table 1

Composition of the essential oil of Daucus carota subsp. carota.

RIRICompounds%

9221030-Thujenet
9301030-Pinene27.2
9431073Camphene0.9
9641128Sabinene0.1
9701118β-Pinene4.5
9801161Myrcene2.5
10061185-Terpinenet
10131272p-Cymene0.1
10201206Limonene9.0
10251235Z-β-Ocimene0.4
10351250E-β-Ocimene0.4
10471250-Terpinene1.4
10811543Linaloolt
11581595Terpinen-4-ol0.1
11761699Verbenone0.1
12331838Geraniol0.1
12661574Bornyl acetate0.1
13451466-Longipene1.0
13621753Geranyl acetate29.0
14111590E-β-Caryophyllene0.4
14431660-Humulene0.4
14592172(E)-Methyl isoeugenol1.4
14661699Germacrene D0.1
14881699β-Himachalene1.3
14981720β-Bisabolene0.3
15571968Caryophyllene oxide0.2
15812001Carotol6.2
1623208911H-Himachal-4-en-1β-ol9.2

Monoterpene hydrocarbons46.6
Oxygen containing monoterpenes29.5
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons3.5
Oxygen containing sesquiterpenes15.6
Others1.4

Total96.6

Compounds listed in order to their elution on the SPB-1 column.
t: traces (≤0.05%).
RI: retention indices on the SPB-1 column relative to C8 to C24  n-alkanes.
RI: retention indices on the SupelcoWax-10 column relative to C8 to C24  n-alkanes.