Research Article

Eucalyptus Essential Oil as a Natural Food Preservative: In Vivo and In Vitro Antiyeast Potential

Table 2

Chemical constituents of eucalyptus essential oil obtained through SPME/GC-MS.

RT (min)CompoundPercentage

8.069α-Pinene8.87
11.315β-Pinene0.82
13.422β-Myrcene1.07
13.677α-Phellandrene1.05
13.9083-Carene0.19
14.323Terpinolene0.19
15.221Limonene13.84
15.8771,8-Cineole63.96
17.255γ-Terpinen3.98
18.423o-Cymene4.13
18.9484-Carene0.15
22.443trans-5-Methyl-2-isopropyl-2-hexen-1-al0.05
25.958p-Cymene0.14
30.132Linalool0.10
32.8684-Terpineol0.26
35.08Pinocarveol0.08
36.609α-Terpineol0.43
Monoterpene hydrocarbons34.46
Oxygenated monoterpenes64.83
Total of identified compound99.29

RT: retention time (min), relative area percentage. Results are based on GC-MS.