Serial No. Components KIa Percentage (%)
1 Myrcene  981  8.9
2 (Z)-β-ocimene  1035  0.2
3 (E)-β-ocimene  1048  0.3
4 6,7-epoxymyrcene  1091  0.1
5 Linalool  1101  0.3
6 2,2-octa-3,4-dienal  1105  0.1
7 menth-3-en-9-ol  1149  0.1
8 Citronellal  1154  1.9
9 cis-chrysanthenol  1162  0.5
10 epoxy rose furane  1171  0.1
11 Nerol  1231  0.2
12 Neral  1245  29.8
13 Geraniol  1255  8.5
14 Geranial  1277  42.4
15 geranyl  formate  1298 0.1
16 géranyl acetate  1377  3.1
17 β-caryophyllene  1418  -
18 trans-α-bergamotene  1435  -
19 Caryophyllene oxide  1586  0.3
20 Hydrogenated monoterpens      10.7
21 Oxygenated monoterpens      80.8
22 Hydrogenated Sesquiterpens      3.1
23 Oxygenated Sesquiterpens      0.5
24 Total      96.9
aKI was calculated using a series of n-alkanes
Table 1: Chemical composition of essential oil of Cymbopogon citratus (CCEO).
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