Characterization of the Volatile Components of Essential Oils of Selected Plants in Kenya

Table 3

Compounds that were present in all the tested plants.

S/no.	Chemical class	Individual compound	Tick berry	Mexican marigold	Ginger	Garlic
1	Terpene	Bicyclogermacrene	5.24	0.11	3.49	0.57
2	Terpene	3-Carene	4.36	0.39	2.89	0.08
3	Carbaldehyde	Longifolenaldehyde	0.59	0.93	0.21	3.86
4	Terpene	Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, 1,7,7-trimethyl-, (1S)-	0.15	2.66	0.14	1.88
5	Terpene	Citral	2.72	1.39	0.47	0.11
6	Terpene	Caryophyllene	0.16	0.05	0.64	0.35
7	Phthalate	Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate	0.12	0.06	0.56	0.05
8	Alkane	Hexane,3-methyl-4-methylene-	0.05	0.35	0.04	0.06
9	Alkane	Dodecane, 1-fluoro-	0.17	0.23	0.02	0.04
10	Ester	γ-Hexalactone	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05