Research Article

Chemical Composition, Antioxidant Potential, and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil Cones of Tunisian Cupressus sempervirens

Table 1

Essential oil composition from cones of Cupressus sempervirens.

NumberVolatile compoundRIaRIbAmount (% of whole EO)Methods of identification

1Tricyclene92410150.14MS, RI
2α-Pinene939103247.51MS, RI, Co-GLC
3α-Fenchene95310440.74MS, RI
4Camphene95410760.15MS, RI, Co-GLC
5Sabinene97611320.6MS, RI, Co-GLC
6β-Pinene98011181.53MS, RI, Co-GLC
7β-Myrcene99411741.28MS, RI, Co-GLC
8δ-3-Carene101111597.4MS, RI, Co-GLC
9α-Terpinene101811880.11MS, RI, Co-GLC
10p-Cymene102612800.2MS, RI, Co-GLC
11m-Cymene102312781.12MS, RI, Co-GLC
12Limonene103012031.75MS, RI, Co-GLC
13β-Phellandrene100611760.13MS, RI
14(Z)-b-Ocimene104012460.14MS, RI
15(E)-b-Ocimene105012660.12MS, RI
16g-Terpinene106212660.12MS, RI, Co-GLC
17α,p-Dimethylstyrene108014520.15MS, RI
18Fenchone108714060.13MS, RI
19Terpinolene108812900.6MS, RI, Co-GLC
20Sabinol121018000.24MS, RI
21Borneol116517190.31MS, RI
22Terpinen-4-ol101811880.97MS, RI, Co-GLC
23α-Terpineol118917060.17MS, RI, Co-GLC
24Carvacrol, methyl ether124415860.07MS, RI, Co-GLC
25Bornyl acetate129515972.75MS, RI
26α-Terpinyl acetate135016774.11MS, RI
27Terpinyl-4 acetate133317090.39MS, RI
28δ-Elemene133714790.24MS, RI
29α-Cubebene135214680.93MS, RI
30α-Ylangene137214930.9MS, RI
31α-Copaene137614971.72MS, RI, Co-GLC
32β-Bourbonene138515350.15MS, RI
33β-Elemene139116000.12MS, RI
34Longifolene141315750.2MS, RI
35β-Cubebene134814560.69MS, RI
36α-Gurjunene140815290.37MS, RI
37β-Caryophyllene141516124.53MS, RI
38β-Gurjunene143216120.2MS, RI
39α-Cedrene141115680.14MS, RI
40Aromadendrene143916280.29MS, RI
41α-Humulene145416870.64MS, RI, Co-GLC
42Alloaromadendrene147416610.54MS, RI
43Germacrene D148016961.14MS, RI, Co-GLC
44α-Muurolene147717040.15MS, RI
45δ-Cadinene151717730.11MS, RI
46cis-Calamenene154318370.16MS, RI
47Cadina-1,4-diene155217680.12MS, RI
48β-Bisabolene150817401.73MS, RI
49Spathulenol157621440.21MS, RI
50α-Cedrol159720214.99MS, RI, Co-GLC
51T-Cadinol164221870.25MS, RI
52α-Acorenol163021630.34MS, RI
53β-Acorenol163722120.31MS, RI
54epi-α-Cadinol164021700.11MS, RI
55α-Muurolol164222090.73MS, RI
56β-Eudesmol165022570.68MS, RI
57α-Eudesmol164122160.17MS, RI
58α-Cadinol164922550.55MS, RI
59Cadalene167422000.09MS, RI
60Sandaracopimara-8(14),15-diene196022550.04MS, RI
61Manoyl oxide201023960.07MS, RI
62Isopimara-9-(11),15-diene190621750.05MS, RI
63Abietadiene205425300.05MS, RI
64Manool198923760.38MS, RI
65Kaurene204823990.13MS, RI
66Totarol228023140.31MS, RI
67Ferruginol229523300.23MS, RI
Total (%) 97.69

RI: Retention Index; MS: mass spectrometry; Co-GLC: coinjection.
%: percentage calculated by GC-FID on nonpolar HP-5 capillary column.
aApolar HP-5 MS column.
bPolar HP Innowax column.