Table 1 Oxygenated sesquiterpenes found as major secondary metabolites in essential oils of aerial parts of D. mucronata (https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/)
Compound names | Molecular weight (g/mol) | Â | Solubility |
|---|---|---|---|
Nootkatone | 218.33 |
| Slightly soluble in water, 36 mg/L at 25 °C and soluble in alcohol and oil |
Nootkatin | 232.32 |
| Insoluble or slightly soluble in water and soluble in chloroform |
Daphnauranol C | 232.323 |
| Soluble in oils |
α-Cyperone | 218.33 |
| Insoluble in water and slightly soluble in Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) |
(E)-Nerolidol | 222.37 |
| Insoluble in glycerol, slightly soluble in water, soluble in ethanol, in most oils and propylene glycol |
(Z)-α-Bisabolene epoxide | 220.35 |
| Soluble in alcohol and slightly soluble in water |
