Research Article

Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activity of the Lippia origanoides Kunth Essential Oil from the Carajás National Forest, Brazil

Table 1

Volatile constituents identified in L. origanoides Kunth essential oil.

RTRICRILConstituentsMolecular formula(%)

5.60925924α-ThujeneC10 H160.49
5.84932932α-PineneC10 H167.17
6.89971969SabineneC10 H163.69
7.03976974ß-PineneC10 H163.74
7.31987988MyrceneC10 H163.73
8.3510171014α-TerpineneC10 H161.22
8.5610241020p-CymeneC10 H148.53
8.76103210261,8-CineoleC10H18O35.04
9.7910571054γ-TerpineneC10 H167.16
15.2311971186α-TerpineolC10H18O4.36
17.2012281232Thymol, methyl etherC11H16O5.58
17.5512421239CarvoneC10 H14O0.12
20.1512981298CarvacrolC10 H14O11.32
20.2013211289p-Cymen-7-olC10 H14O0.10
22.4213561349Thymol acetateC12H16O20.05
23.5113731374α-CopaeneC15H240.80
25.1014131410α-CedreneC15H240.07
25.3814161417(E)-CaryophylleneC15H243.15
26.0914201434γ-ElemeneC15H240.25
26.1214301432α-trans-BergamoteneC15H240.36
26.8414521452α-HumuleneC15H240.23
27.9814781479ar-CurcumeneC15H220.18
28.6014921493α-ZingibereneC15H240.46
28.8614951500α-MuuroleneC15H240.10
29.0415051505ß-BisaboleneC15H240.14
29.4215071514(Z)-γ-BisaboleneC15H240.07
19.8015151522σ-CadineneC15H240.52
32.1815781582Caryophyllene oxideC15H24O0.24
Hydrocarbon monoterpenes35.7
Oxygenated monoterpenes56.5
Hydrocarbon sesquiterpenes6.33
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes0.24
Total98.87

RT: retention time; RIC: retention index (on DB-5MS column); RIL: retention index from literature (Adams [28]).