Myrrh gum (headspace)
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CAS number
8016-37-3 -
Botanical
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engler, fam. Burseraceae
GC-MS Analysis
Wilson, R.A. and Mookherjee, B.D., Characterization of Aroma Donating Components of Myrrh (headspace analysis), Paper no. 400, 9th International Congress of Essential Oils, Singapore (1983)
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclohexene, 4-ethenyl-4-methyl-3-(1-methylethenyl)-1-(1-methylethyl)-, (3R-trans)- | 20307-84-0 | 1335.83 | 1465.29 | 28.79% |
| Copaene | 3856-25-5 | 1379.0 | 1489.14 | 10.02% |
| Beta-Elemene | 515-13-9 | 1390.57 | 1587.14 | 6.19% |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 108-10-1 | 1003.5 | 5.68% | |
| alpha-Bergamotene | 17699-05-7 | 1573.29 | 4.9% | |
| Bourbonene (unknown structure) | 99751-49-2 | 4.9% | ||
| Furan, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethenyl)- | 10599-66-3 | 4.63% | ||
| Lindestrene | 2221-88-7 | 3.5% | ||
| m-Xylene | 1330-20-7 | 2.84% | ||
| Senecialdehyde | 107-86-8 | 1217.5 | 2.23% | |
| 2-Methylfuran | 534-22-5 | 614.0 | 866.0 | 1.93% |
| beta-Ocimene, (3Z)- | 3338-55-4 | 1038.86 | 1235.14 | 1.9% |
| 5-Methylfurfural | 620-02-0 | 962.0 | 1570.71 | 1.66% |
| p-CYMENE | 99-87-6 | 1025.71 | 1269.29 | 1.51% |
| 3-Methoxy-10(15)-dihydrofuranodien-6-one | 1.5% | |||
| Furfural | 98-01-1 | 829.2 | 1462.14 | 1.44% |
| beta-OCIMENE, (3E)- | 3779-61-1 | 1049.0 | 1250.14 | 1.27% |
| 2-Isopropyl-5-methylfuran | 10504-05-9 | 1.18% | ||
| Curzerenone | 20493-56-5 | 1.1% | ||
| 5,5-Dimethyl-2(5H)-furanone | 20019-64-1 | 1587.0 | 1.04% | |
| 3-Methoxy-10-methylenefuranogermacra-1-en-6-one | 0.9% | |||
| (-)-alpha-Thujene | 3917-48-4 | 935.43 | 1027.57 | 0.76% |
| Benzaldehyde | 100-52-7 | 963.86 | 1510.71 | 0.53% |
| Myrcene | 123-35-3 | 990.57 | 1161.14 | 0.45% |
| Limonene, (+/-)- | 138-86-3 | 1032.0 | 1196.29 | 0.42% |
| Furanodienon | 24268-41-5 | 0.4% | ||
| Methylheptenone | 110-93-0 | 986.2 | 1337.43 | 0.23% |
| 2-Methoxy-4,5-dihydrofuranodien-6-one | 0.2% | |||
| 3-Methoxyfuranoguaia-9-en-8-one | 0.1% | |||
| Benzofuran, 6-ethenyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-3,6-dimethyl-5-isopropenyl-, trans- | 17910-09-7 | 1496.0 | 0.09% | |
| Caryophyllene | 87-44-5 | 1427.14 | 1595.57 | 0.08% | Total | 92.37% |