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Table 3 Major and minor compounds identified by GC-MS in the juniper extract (over 0.3% peak area)

From: Genoprotective, antioxidant, antifungal and anti-inflammatory evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of wild-growing Juniperus communis L. (Cupressaceae) native to Romanian southern sub-Carpathian hills

No.

Compound

Retention time (min.)

Peak area (%)

1

3-Carene

4.314

0.76

2

α-Pinene

4.508

12.84

3

β-Pinene

5.555

4.57

4

β-Myrcene

6.057

6.04

5

D-Limonene

7.299

1.64

6

Terpinolene

8.314

0.34

7

4-Carene

9.312

0.39

8

Terpinen-4-ol

13.370

1.45

9

α-Cubebene

20.063

0.46

10

Copaene

21.234

0.62

11

(−)-β-Elemene

21.912

1.53

12

Caryophyllene

23.035

1.82

13

γ-Elemene

23.552

2.12

14

α-Humulene

24.517

1.23

15

trans-β-Farnesene

24.632

0.87

16

Bicyclosesquiphellandrene

25.647

5.94

17

β-Selinene

25.890

0.31

18

α-Selinene

26.167

0.64

19

α-Muurolene

26.346

0.36

20

γ-Cadinene

26.892

0.43

21

β-Cadinene

27.150

2.12

22

Eremophilene

28.582

0.75

23

Germacrene D-4-ol

29.510

2.15

24

Juniper camphor

32.540

0.43

25

γ-Selinene

33.763

0.34

26

α,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-methanol

35.481

0.87

27

Biformene

41.702

0.36

28

Verticiol

43.589

0.47

29

Manool

45.806

0.43

30

Sclarene

48.134

1.14

31

Isopimara-7,15-dien-3-one

49.885

3.93

32

Pimaric acid

53.226

25.70

TOTAL

83.05