Hypoglycemic and antioxidant effects of leaf essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens L’Hér. in alloxan induced diabetic rats

Table 1 Chemical composition of leaf essential oil of Pelargonium graveolens L’Hér

N°	Composant	RT	KI^a	%
1	α-pinene	8.870	930	0.66
2	β-myrcene	10.633	997	0.18
3	phellandrene	10.010	1007	0.09
4	β-phellandrene	11.766	1023	0.21
5	cis-ocimene	12.063	1030	0.16
6	β-ocimene	12.378	1037	0.13
7	linalool l	14.003	1073	3.80
8	rose oxide-trans	14.772	1079	0.54
9	l-menthone	15.908	1141	4.13
10	3-p-menthanol	16.418	1186	0.14
11	α-terpineol	16.646	1197	0.24
12	β-citronellol	17.894	1237	16.24
13	z-citral	18.106	1244	0.71
14	nerol	18.495	1259	3.08
15	geraniol	18.706	1266	15.30
16	e-citral	18.981	1277	0.84
17	citronellyl formate	19.113	1282	7.39
18	geraniol formate	19.834	1309	6.47
19	propanoic acid	21.087	1357	0.39
20	lavandulyl acetate	21.893	1388	0.76
21	β-bourbonene	22.014	1393	1.01
22	trans-caryophyllene	22.912	1427	1.63
23	β-cubebene	23.129	1434	0.64
24	citronellyl propionate	23.393	1444	0.14
25	azulene	23.473	1449	0.40
26	α-cubebene	23.662	1458	0.96
27	α-humulene	23.759	1460	0.51
28	aromadendrene	23.942	1467	0.68
29	germacrene-d	24.457	1486	2.87
30	β-selinene	24.577	1492	0.17
31	β-cuvebene	24.709	1496	0.32
32	ledene	24.806	1500	3.10
33	α-muurolene	24.880	1504	0.18
34	elemol	25.029	1510	0.40
35	α-amorphene	25.229	1519	0.29
36	δ-cadinene	25.447	1528	1.36
37	epizonaren	25.504	1530	0.24
38	α-gurjunene	25.790	1545	0.55
39	α-agarofuran	26.030	1553	0.57
40	neryl acetate	26.236	1563	1.06
41	phenylethyl tiglate	26.894	1591	2.07
42	δ-selinene	27.816	1631	8.69
43	agarospirol	28.090	1643	0.46
44	isoledene	28.474	1660	1.18
45	propanoate	28.657	1667	0.43
46	geranyl tiglate	29.475	1703	3.05
47	mintsulfide	30.373	1746	1.81
	Total			96.23
	Monoterpenes hydrocarbons			1.43
	Oxygenated monoterpenes			65.96
	Sesquiterpenes hydrocarbons			24.54
	Oxygenated sesquiterpenes			0.86
	Other compounds			3.44

^a KI, retention index (Kovalts) relative to n-alkanes (C9–C26) on a polar DB-5 MS column.

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