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Table 2 The major constituents (%) of the essential oil of Pinus mugo in comparison with ISO 21093 (2003)

From: Essential oil composition variability among natural populations of Pinus mugo Turra in Kosovo

Constituents

“Sharri” National Park

“Bjëshkete Nemuna” National Park

ISO 21093

Ostrovicë

Pashallarë

Oshlak

Hajle

Liqenat

 

Koprivnik

KI

N

T

N + T

N

T

N + T

N

B

N + T

N

T

N + T

N

T

N + T

N

T

N + T

α-pinene

940

22.6

7.9

15.25

17.2

9.7

13.45

17

8.8

12.9

19.9

5.6

12.75

23.9

7.4

15.65

24.5

6.9

15.7

10–30

β-pinene

979

1.6

5.5

3.55

3.7

14.4

9.05

5.5

15.4

10.45

2.8

2.2

2.5

3.4

3.5

3.45

2.7

2.8

2.75

3–14

Myrcene

990

1.4

2.1

1.75

1.8

1.6

1.7

2.6

2.3

2.45

2.4

2.7

2.55

6.1

10.3

8.2

3.2

4.3

3.75

3–11

δ-3-CARENE

1011

19.8

32.4

26.1

16.3

34

25.15

17.7

28.6

23.15

27.9

51.7

39.8

17.3

29

23.15

15.5

24

19.75

5–25

p-Cymene

1024

0.3

0.5

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.55

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.35

0.2

0.3

0.25

0.2

0.3

0.25

tr-2.5

Limonene + β-Phellandrene

1031

2

24.3

13.15

3.3

12.7

8

5.9

17.9

11.9

3.8

14.3

9.05

2.3

21.1

11.7

4.8

23.2

14

Lim. 8–14

β-Phell. 8-17

Terpinolene

1088

3.2

2.6

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.95

4.3

2.7

3.5

2.8

4.3

3.55

2.2

2.9

2.55

3.3

2.5

2.9

1–8

Bornyl acetate

1285

2.6

0.4

1.5

5.2

1.2

3.2

4.3

2.6

3.45

4.6

1.8

3.2

8.1

3

5.55

7.1

2.4

4.75

1–5

E-caryophyllene

1418

9

7.3

8.15

8.1

6.1

7.1

5.3

5.9

5.6

4.5

4

4.25

5.1

6.7

5.9

4.6

10.9

7.75

0.5–5

  1. Italics marked symbols represents the percentages of each compounds obtained by distillation of twigs and leaves together, as well as the International Standards (ISO 21093) requirements for essential oils obtained from branches of P. mugo
  2. ISO 21093-minimum and and maximum of constituents given regarding  % ISO 21093
  3. N needles, T twigs, N + T needles and twigs