Research Article

Preparation and Characterization of a Biopesticide Based on Artemisia herba-alba Essential Oil Encapsulated with Succinic Acid-Modified Beta-Cyclodextrin

Table 1

Chemical composition of A. herba-alba essential oil.

CompoundRetention indexRetention time (min)Area (%)

Monoterpene hydrocarbons4.4
α- pinene9397.630.1
Camphene9538.300.7
β- myrcene99110.580.1
α- phellandrene10059.592.3
(+)-4-carene101812.130.2
p-cymene102612.660.5
γ- terpinene106215.230.5

Oxygenated monoterpenes3.4
Eucalyptol103313.080.6
Cis-verbenol114224.030.4
Terpinen-4-ol117726.360.9
Trans-carveol121730.840.1
Cis-carveol122931.100.6
Bornyl acetate128533.640.1
Thymol129034.750.1
Myrtenyl acetate123541.190.1
Lilac alcohol A124043.420.4
Xanthoxylin162545.470.1

Ketones87.4
α- thujone100120.0265.0
β- thujone111220.7414.4
Chrysanthenone112320.800.4
Camphor114022.836.0
Pinocarvone116224.510.3
Carvone124231.390.1
Carvenone125231.930.3
2-undecanone129334.140.9

Aldehydes0.5
α- thujanol118227.010.2
Myrtenal119327.970.3

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons0.4
β- copaene143237.230.2
β- ylangene143839.780.2

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes0.2
Spathulenol164043.510.2
Total96.3