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Table 1 Phytochemical composition of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) seed EO collected from the Nablus region, Palestine

From: Micromeria fruticosa and Foeniculum vulgare essential oils inhibit melanoma cell growth and migration by targeting MMP9 and NFkB signaling

Compound

R.T

RI

Content%

α-Pinene

9.79

931

0.06

Camphene

10.51

947

0.01

Sabinene

11.56

970

0.01

β-Pinene

11.75

974

0.08

Myrcene

12.35

987

0.08

Phellandrene

13.04

1003

0.10

p-Cymene

13.84

1022

0.05

Sylvestrene

14.11

1028

0.83

1,8-Cineole

14.13

1030

0.01

cis-Ocimene

14.40

1035

0.10

trans-Ocimene

14.83

1045

0.00

γ-Terpinene

15.31

1056

0.09

Fenchone

16.71

1089

3.93

Allo-Ocimene

18.00

1126

0.01

Camphor

18.87

1144

0.11

Terpinen-4-ol

20.23

1178

0.01

Methyl chavicol

20.92

1196

0.57

Octanol acetate

21.34

1207

0.01

endo-Fenchyl acetate

21.60

1215

0.03

exo-Fenchyl acetate

22.10

1229

0.16

cis-p-Anethole

22.89

1251

0.02

p-Anisaldehyde

23.02

1254

0.00

trans-Anethole

24.43

1294

93.69

Germacrene D

30.50

1480

0.01

Total

  

99.98

Monoterpene hydrocarbons

  

1.31

Oxygenated monoterpenes

  

98.66

Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons

  

0.01

Oxygenated sesquiterpenes

  

0.00

  1. RT Retention time, RI Retention index