Compounds

RT(min)


               Constituents of essential oil

Raw

10 kGy

α-Pinene

5.204

8.46

2.40

Β- Pinene

5.338

0.64

-

1,8-Cineol

6.603

14.49

33.68

γ-Terpinene

7.345

4.50

1.50

Β-Terpineol

8.403

0.30

-

α-Terpinolen

8.476

2.84

22.63

Camphor

8.768

20.85

-

Borneol

9.766

0.08

7.88

α-Terpineol

10.605

0.94

-

Verbenone

11.031

2.90

1.40

Benzaldehyde

11.687

1.35

-

Propanol

11.858

-

0.51

Myrtanol

12.052

0.64

-

Cinnannaldehyde

12.332

0.91

-

Endobornyl

12.478

0.46

-

Phenol

12.575

-

0.56

Promecarb

12.916

0.08

1.49

α-Copaene

14.558

-

5.75

Caryophyllene

14.777

18.37

6.32

α-Humulene

15.349

0.71

0.06

Naphthalene

15.641

1.60

1.26

Delta-Cadinene

17.027

9.59

0.97

Caryophyllene oxide

17.721

2.70

1.03

Tau-Cadinol

17.794

0.45

0.56

Cyclopentaneacetic acid

17.988

-

0.57

β-Elemene

18.085

0.53

-

Caryophylla

18.158

-

1.02

Benzocycloheptane

19.995

0.80

-

Anymol

20.081

-

1.81

α-Androst

20.652

0.53

0.33

Unknown

20.923

5.28

8.27

Table 1: Effect of γ-irradiation on constituents (%) of rosemary essential oil.