Research Article

Comparison of Chemical Composition and Bioactivities of Essential Oils from Fresh and Dry Rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith

Table 1

Chemical composition of Z. zerumbet FR-EO and DR-EO.

CompoundaRIbRIc% areaIdentificationd
DR-EOFR-EO

Tricyclene9269250.10.1MS, RI
α-Pinene9379371.00.8MS, RI
Camphene9529523.93.3MS, RI
Sabinene976974trtrMS, RI
β-Pinene980979trtrMS, RI
β-Myrcene9929910.10.1MS, RI
α-Phellandrene100710050.10.1MS, RI
δ-3-Carene101310110.50.2MS, RI
p-Cymene102710230.10.1MS, RI
1,8-Cineole103410321.61.2MS, RI
γ-Terpinene10621060trtrMS, RI
Fenchone109210960.10.1MS, RI
Linalool110110990.60.3MS, RI
Camphor114911452.41.3MS, RI
l-Borneol117011670.20.1MS, RI
4-Terpineol118011820.10.1MS, RI
α-Terpineol119311890.20.1MS, RI
Verbenone12121204trtrMS, RI
l-Bornyl acetate129112840.1trMS, RI
Isobornyl acetate129412860.1trMS, RI
Myrtenyl acetate13291327trtrMS, RI
α-Copaene13781376trtrMS, RI
β-Elemene139413910.1trMS, RI
α-Gurjunene141714090.1trMS, RI
β-Caryophyllen142914192.50.4MS, RI
α-Bergamotene14401435trtrMS, RI
α-Humulene1467145429.46.5MS, RI
δ-Cadinene153415240.1trMS, RI
Hedycaryol156015590.1trMS, RI
d-Nerolidol156815640.10.1MS, RI
Caryophyllene oxide159915812.11.3MS, RI
Humulene oxide I161415966.03.8MS, RI
Humulene oxide II162516063.92.7MS, RI
allo-Aromadendrene epoxide165716391.00.8MS, RI
β-Eudesmol166316490.30.4MS, RI
Zerumbone1735173241.975.0MS, RI
Monoterpene hydrocarbons (%)5.84.7
Oxygenated monoterpenes (%)5.23.2
Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons (%)32.26.9
Oxygenated sesquiterpenes (%)55.484.1
Total (%)98.898.9
Yield (W/W) (%)0.390.65

aCompounds are listed in order of their elution from a HP-5MS column. bRetention index on the HP-5MS column, calculated using homologous series of C9–C18 alkanes. cRetention index from NIST 14 and Wiley 275 mass spectral databases. dIdentification: MS, based on comparison with Wiley 275 and NIST 14 MS databases; RI, based on comparison of calculated RI with those reported in Wiley 275 and NIST 14 databases. tr: trace (trace < 0.1%).