Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Relative distribution (%) of EOs identified by GC–MS in steam-distilled extracts from leaves of Ocimum basilicum

From: Humic substances from green compost increase bioactivity and antibacterial properties of essential oils in Basil leaves

Retention time (Rt)	Compound	%
8.02	β-Phellandrene	0.01
8.21	Methyl-Cinnamate	0.15
8.56	1-Octenl-3-ol	0.20
8.74	β-Myrcene	0.23
9.42	Limonene	0.32
10.31	Eucalyptol	5.95
10.93	3-Carene	0.79
11.86	Estragole	0.13
13.05	methyl-Chavicol	0.10
14.69	Camphor	0.51
15.73	γ-Terpinene	0.27
14.71	β-Cubebene	0.51
16.61	β-Elemene	1.21
17.01	Cymene	0.17
17.02	α-Terpineol	0.02
19.61	Bornyl acetate	0.90
20.28	Geranic acid	0.07
21.18	Terpinen-4-ol	0.02
22.27	Eugenol	42.4
23.10	1,8-Cineole	0.35
23.67	Linalool	0.03
23.72	methyl-Eugenol	22.4
24.49	trans-α-Bergamotene	2.91
25.13	Caryophyllene	12.9
25.95	trans-α-Bergamotene	0.84
26.59	Azulene	0.12
27.03	Geranyl acetate	6.29
29.97	α-Cubebene	0.27
30.67	α-Cedrene	3.80

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