Research Article

Chemical Characterization, Antioxidant, Antimicrobial, and Antibiofilm Activities of Essential Oils of Plumeria alba (Forget-Me-Not)

Table 3

Comparison of flower and leaf essential oil composition from different studies.

Plant sourceLocationMajor composition

FlowerIndonesia [27]Dodecanoic acid (32.51%), tetradecanoic acid (16.96%), hexadecenoic acid (9.11%), dodecanoic acid, ethyl ester (7.56%), octanoic acid (7.28%), and ethanol (6.15%)
Egypt [28]Nonadecane (37.69%), 1-nonylcycloheptane (18.39), butylated hydroxytoluene (5.91%), and linoleic acid ethyl ester (5.74%)
Nigeria [10]Limonene (9.1%), trans-α-bergamotene (8.0%), linalool (7.9%), caryophyllene oxide (7.9%), and (E, E)-α-farnesene (6.6)
India [11]Benzyl salicylate (33.98%), benzyl benzoate (12.37%), germacrene (10.30%), and linalool (8.71%)
Present studyLinalool (23.91%), sulfurous acid, dodecyl 2-propyl ester (23.06%), α-terpineol (10.97%), geraniol (10.47%), and phenylethyl alcohol (8.65%)

LeafNigeria [10]Linalool (13.20%), n-nonanal (9.60%), phenyl acetaldehyde (8.5%), neryl acetone (5.30%), and n-decanal (5.10%)
Present studyHexadecane (11.06%), octadecane (9.72%), tetradecane (8.32%), hexacosane (7.85%), eicosane (7.15%), phytol (6.83%), docosane (6.26%), and 2-methoxy-4-vinyl phenol (5.76%)