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Table 2 Volatile content of flower extracts from yarrows and Saffron flower extract determined by the GC-MS apparatus

From: Antimicrobial and anti-aflatoxigenic activities of nanoemulsions based on Achillea millefolium and Crocus sativus flower extracts as green promising agents for food preservatives

Yarrows extract

Saffron extract

Compounds

%

Rt

KI

Compounds

%

Rt

KI

Hexanal

16.25

3.733

 

γ-Crotonolactone

0.97

5.868

 

(E)-2-Hexenal

4.87

4.62

 

Decanal

0.99

7.887

 

Heptanal

1.89

5.581

 

D-Limonene

4.89

8.78

 

α-Pinene

1.62

6.365

 

p-Ethylvinylbenzene

1.08

10.308

 

Benzaldehyde

2.88

7

 

Isophorone

12.29

10.923

 

 N-[5-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl] benzamide

0.93

7.195

 

2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-1,4-dienecarbaldehyde

1.04

11.521

 

3-Carene

0.79

7.321

 

4-Oxoisophorone

8.19

12.162

 

β-Pinene

7.41

7.424

 

Lanierone

2.18

12.66

 

6-Methyl-5-heptene-2-one

2.92

7.624

 

7a-Hydroxymintlactone

0.67

12.837

 

β-Myrcene

5.24

7.744

 

2,6,6-Trimethyl-1,4-cyclohexanedione

2.52

13.083

 

Isothujol

1.26

7.882

 

Isoxylaldehyde

0.74

13.409

 

trans-2-Ethyl-2-hexen-1-ol

1.04

7.939

 

Safranal

44.84

14.021

 

Octanal

1.17

8.042

 

4-Methyleneisophorone

2.46

14.296

 

α-Ocimene

1.1

8.271

 

2-Hydroxy-4-oxo isophorone

1.81

14.588

 

p-Cymene

1.78

8.654

 

Neral

0.42

14.725

 

D-Limonene

5.58

8.763

 

Octahydro-2 H-chromen-2-one

0.48

14.851

 

Eucalyptol

3.8

8.849

 

α-Citral

0.62

15.486

 

trans-Sabinene hydrate

1.64

9.575

 

Anethole

0.23

15.904

 

7-Methyl-3-octyne

1.09

9.884

 

tert-Butyl-p-benzoquinone

3.3

16.568

 

p-Ethylstyrene

0.84

10.302

 

(6-Hydroxymethyl-2,3-dimethyl phenyl)methanol

0.28

16.768

16.997

 

5-Ethyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-2-oxazoline

0.68

10.519

 

Triophene-2-thiol, 2-methyl propyl ether

1.26

17.106

 

Linalool

0.72

10.691

 

Nonanal

3.19

10.805

 

3,5,5-Trimethyl-4-oxo-2-cyclohexene-1-yl acetate

0.28

17.352

17.666

 

2,6-Dimethylcyclohexanol

1.49

10.971

 

1,2-Diacetin

0.58

18.05

 

3-Methylindene

0.87

11.103

 

Isophorone

0.79

11.315

 

Thymoquinone

0.39

18.748

 

4-Oxoisophorone

0.65

11.944

 

4-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethyl-3-oxocyclohexa-1,4-dienecarbaldehyde

3.99

18.811

19.469

 

Borneol

1.54

12.219

 

1-Heptadec-1-ynyl-cyclopentanol

0.31

19.623

 

Terpinene-4-ol

0.74

12.602

 

α-Terpineol

1.56

12.911

 

4-Hydroxy-β-cyclocitral

0.97

29.494

 

Estragole

1.26

13.277

 

3-Phenylbutyric acid

0.36

38.638

 

Safranal

1.84

13.472

 

7a-Methyl-3-methylene-hexahydro benzofuran-2-one

0.34

40.349

5.868

 

Decanal

1.37

13.535

 

Isobutyl phthalate

0.42

7.887

 

Cuminaldehyde

2.06

13.638

 

3-Methyl-3-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-2-oxiranecarbaldehyd

2.8

14.147

 

Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate

0.17

8.78

 

(-)-Carvone

1.06

14.645

 

1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-Ethylhexyl)ester

0.93

10.308

 

Citral

0.64

14.748

     

Anethole

0.8

15.44

 

Copaene

0.89

15.87

     

Caryophyllene

4.38

18.307

     

trans-β-Ionone

0.4

19.125

     

α-Bulnesene

0.8

21.054

     

α-Muurolene

0.43

21.323

     

γ-Cadinene

0.83

21.42

     

δ-Cadinene

1.2

21.775

     

Dihydroactinidiolide

0.57

21.981

     

Caryophyllene oxide

0.49

22.175

     

Viridiflorol

1.11

23.457

     

Isoaromadendrene epoxide

0.77

23.657

     
  1. KI: the Kovats Retention Indices were calculated from our analysis concerning a series of n-alkenes; %: Percentage composition of a compound in the analysis materials
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