Research Article
Plant Extract Valorization of Melissa officinalis L. for Agroindustrial Purposes through Their Biochemical Properties and Biological Activities
Table 4
Comparison of the essential oils isolated from different origins of M. officinalis.
| No | Components | Content (%) | RI | Nefza | Tabarka | Germany | France |
| 1 | Camphene | 954 | — | — | — | 1.29 | 2 | £-3-Carene | 1011 | 0.32 | — | — | — | 3 | (Z)-α-Ocimene | 1026 | — | 0.5 | — | — | 4 | Citronellol | 1229 | — | — | 1.88 | — | 5 | Neral | 1240 | — | — | 27.71 | 4.29 | 6 | Geranial | 1267 | — | — | 39.31 | 7.12 | 7 | Thymol | 1290 | — | — | 0.4 | — | 8 | α-Ylangene | 1372 | 0.42 | — | — | — | 9 | α-Copaene | 1376 | 0.72 | 0.54 | — | — | 10 | Geranyl acetate | 1381 | — | — | 1.42 | — | 11 | Dehydro-ar-ionene | 1389 | 0.84 | — | — | — | 12 | (E)-α-Bergamotene | 1412 | 0.55 | — | — | 1.24 | 13 | (E)-Caryophyllene | 1419 | 1.36 | 1.25 | — | 1.06 | 14 | Β-Caryophyllene | 1420 | 14.7 | 16.4 | 12.23 | 8.92 | 15 | α-Cedrene | 1432 | 0.52 | 0.27 | — | — | 16 | Alloaromadendrene | 1439 | — | 0.59 | — | — | 18 | Aromadendrene | 1441 | 0.3 | — | — | — | 19 | α-Cubebene | 1475 | 1.45 | 1.34 | 1.23 | 0.42 | 20 | Germacrene D | 1468 | 27.06 | 32.08 | 1.67 | 2.0 | 21 | Bicyclogermacrene | 1495 | 0.18 | — | — | — | 22 | cis-Calamenene | 1521 | 0.75 | — | — | — | 23 | Β-Sesquiphellandrene | 1522 | 2.75 | 0.4 | — | 0.97 | 24 | delta-Cadinene | 1523 | 0.73 | — | — | — | 25 | α-Cadinene | 1524 | 0.34 | — | — | — | 26 | gamma-Cadinene | 1538 | 4.96 | — | 0.76 | 1.77 | 27 | α-Calacorene | 1542 | 0.71 | 1.23 | — | 0.76 | 28 | Nerolidol | 1559 | 0.9 | — | — | — | 29 | Globulol | 1568 | 0.42 | — | — | — | 30 | Caryophyllenol | 1572 | 0.91 | 1.47 | 0.5 | 2.23 | 31 | Germacrene D-4-ol | 1574 | 0.72 | — | — | — | 32 | Caryophyllene oxide | 1576 | 9.54 | 16.61 | 8.76 | 27.06 | 33 | Spathulenol | 1578 | 0.49 | — | — | — | 34 | Humulene oxide II | 1606 | 0.56 | 1.01 | 0.26 | 1.29 | 35 | α-Cadinol | 1654 | 4.61 | 3.24 | — | 5.64 | 36 | t-Muurolol | 1627 | — | — | 0.59 | — | 37 | Isoaromadendren epoxide | 1641 | 0.77 | — | — | 0.46 | 38 | Farnesol | 1743 | — | 0.49 | — | — | 39 | (β-Z) Curcumen-12-ol | 1756 | 0.53 | — | — | — | 40 | Phytol | 1949 | 6.96 | 5.68 | — | 3.64 | 41 | Epi manoyl oxide | 1993 | 0.22 | — | — | — | 42 | (E-E)-geranyl linalool | 2027 | 0.82 | — | — | 1.59 |
| Total compound (%) | 86.11 | 83.1 | 96.72 | 71.88 |
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