Immunotoxicological Evaluation of Schinus molle L. (Anacardiaceae) Essential Oil in Lymphocytes and Macrophages

Table 1

Composition of essential oil of S. molle L.

Compounds			Percentage
α-Pinene	941	939	23.49 ± 0.2
Sabinene	978	976	11.36 ± 0.14
Bicyclogermacrene	1495	1494	10.13 ± 0.08
Limonene	1030	1031	9.02 ± 0.09
Spathulenol	1576	1576	6.59 ± 0.17
β-pinene	980	980	6.09 ± 0.54
β-caryophyllene	1417	1418	5.28 ± 0.36
Germacrene-D	1480	1480	4.21 ± 0.47
Eugenol	1356	1356	2.96 ± 0.08
Myrcene	991	991	2.83 ± 0.09
α-Bisabolene	1504	1504	2.57 ± 0.07
1.8 cineol	1035	1033	2.04 ± 0.02
Terpinen-4-ol	1177	1177	1.74 ± 0.03
α-Humulene	1451	1454	1.73 ± 0.01
α-Terpinene	1019	1018	1.46 ± 0.06
Hexadecane	1600	1601	1.07 ± 0.9
Citronellal	1153	1153	1.05 ± 0.08
Germacrene-B	1557	1556	1.02 ± 0.01
Citronellyl acetate	1354	1354	0.83 ± 0.02
Verbenene	969	967	0.74 ± 0.3
Aromadendrene	1442	1439	0.65 ± 0.2
-terpinene	1063	1062	0.38 ± 0.1
α-Cadinene	1538	1538	0.35 ± 0.06
Camphene	953	953	0.27 ± 0.08
p-Cymene	1023	1026	0.25 ± 0.09
Caryophyllene oxide	1580	1581	0.25 ± 0.05
(E)-β-cymene	1052	1050	0.16 ± 0.01
γ-Cadinene	1523	1521	0.09 ± 0.02
α-Thujene	930	931	0.08 ± 0.01
α-Terpineol	1191	1189	0.07 ± 0.03
Total identified (%)			98.76 ± 0.08

Relative proportions of the essential oil constituents were expressed as percentages ± SD (n=3).
retention indices (based on homologous series of n-alkane C₇-C₃₀).
indices from the literature (Adams, 1995).