International Journal of Microbiology

Research Article

GC-MS Analysis and Study of the Antimicrobial Activity of Citrus paradisi, Citrus aurantifolia, and Citrus sinensis Peel Essential Oils as Hand Sanitizer

Table 11

Chemical composition of orange essential oil by GC-MS analysis.
Essential oilMost abundant componentsFormulaChemical class% Area
Orange
1D-LimoneneC10H16Hydrocarbons95.39
2β-MyrceneC10H16Hydrocarbons3.02
3α-PineneC10H16Hydrocarbons0.85
4Cis-β-ocimeneC10H16Hydrocarbons0.44
54(10)-ThujeneC10H16Hydrocarbons0.18
6β-PineneC10H16Hydrocarbons0.14
% Oxygenated compounds0
% Hydrocarbon compounds100
Monoterpenes C10H16 : Sesquiterpenes C15H24100.0