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Research Article

A New Source of Elemol Rich Essential Oil and Existence of Multicellular Oil Glands in Leaves of the Dioscorea Species

Table 1

Major essential oil constituents, their retention time, and MS data for Dioscoria composita and Dioscorea floribunda. Different libraries such as Wiley, Nbs, and Nist were used for identification of compounds.


Plant	Peak no	Lib	Time (mins)	Compound	MS

D. composita	2	W	9.85	terpinene	39,44,65,77,91,93,105,121,136,137
	3	W	9.85	terpinene 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1 methyl-4-methylethy	27,39,77,91,93,105,121,136,137
	3	N	30.6	Butylated hydroxytoluene	29,41,57,91,105,115,145,177,205,220,221
	4	W	30.6	Phenol 1,6 Bis (1,1-dimethylethyl)-4-methyl-cas	41,57,81,105,145,177,205,220,221
	4	W	38.87	Nerolidol	53,55,69,79,93,119,133,161,204,205
	4	W	37.57	Citronellyl acetate	43,67,69,81,95,123,138
	5	W	9.85	terpinene 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1 methyl-4-methylethyl-4	27,39,77,91,93,105,121,136,137
	5	W	38.87	Farnesol	39,41,55,69,93,107,119,133,161,204
	5	Nbs	37.35	Dodecyl acrylate	41,55,56,73,83,97,111,140,168
	5	Nbs	37.57	Doecadien-1-ol	41,55,69,81,95,123,181,224
	6	W	37.35	2- Decenal	41,43,55,57,70,83,97
	6	W	37	3-Isopropenyl	43,55,77,91,105,121,131,161,189,204,205
	6	W	37.17	Selina-3,7 (11)-Diene	29,41,55,81,91,107,122,133,161,189,204,205
	10	W	32.47	Elemol	41,67,68,81,93,107,121,161,189,204,222
	11	W	32.47	-elemene	51,53,67,81,93,107,147,161,189,190
	15	Nbs	39.75	-farnesene	29,41,55,69,93,107,119,135,161,204
	16	N	39.75	1,3,6,10-Dodecatetraene	41,55,69,93,119,120,161,189,204

D. floribunda	3	W	38.9	Farnesol	39,41,55,69,93,107,119,133,161,204
	3	W	36.62	Torreyol	39,41,43,81,93,105,119,133,161,162,204,205
	4	Nbs	38.9	2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol	39,41,55,69,93,107,119,133,161,204
	4	W	36.62	Isoledene	39,41,55,81,91,105,119,133,161,162,204,205
	4	W	34.72	Aromadendrene	41,55,69,91,93,105,133,161,189,204,205
	4	W	37.17	Selina-3,7(11)-diene	29,41,55,81,91,107,122,133,161,189,204,205
	4	W	37.35	Dodecanol	41,43,55,69,70,83,97,111,140,168,169
	4	N	9.87	Cyclohexene	27,39,53,79,91,93,105,121,136,137
	5	N	34.72	2,4,4-Trimethyl-3B hydroxymethyl	67,69,77,91,107,121,135,189,207
	5	W	42.92	1,6,6-Trimethyl-10 oxatricyclo undec-3yn-2-ol	40,41,43,77,91,95,121,123,177,220
	5	W	9.87	α-terpinene	41,77,91,93,119,121,136,137
	7	W	36.2	Cadinene	27,41,55,81,91,105,119,133,161,162,189,204,205
	7	W	46.12	1,H-dimethyl-7	41,59,77,91,105,131,159,162,202,203
	8	W	36.47	Torreyol	39,41,43,81,93,105,119,133,161,162,204,205
	8	W	46.12	1,8-Anhydro-cis--copaene-8-ol	41,77,91,119,145,159,187,202,203
	9	W	36.47	4-Iodobis bicycle hexane	77,79,91,105,133,161,288,289
	10	W	36.97	α-cadinol	71,81,95,105,121,134,161,162,204,205,223
	10	W	32.52	Elemol	41,67,68,81,93,107,121,161,189,204,222
	10	W	45.52	Deoxycapsidiol	41,55,77,91,105,119,159,173,187,202,220
	11	W	42.8	7-1-Methyl-ethenyl-1-hydroxy-1,4-dimethyl	41,43,79,91,105,145,162,173,202,205,223
	11	N	32.52	-Elemene	39,41,55,67,79,93,121,136,161,189,204
	11	N	45.52	1H-cyclopropa naphthalene	41,43,55,77,91,131,159,187,202
	13	W	44.82	Valerenyl acetate	41,43,55,79,91,105,107,145,160,161,187,202,203