Table 7. Dominant compounds in cajuput stem base and root extracts by GC-MS analysis

Retention time Chemical compounds Relative concentration (%) Bioactivity
21.137 Hexadecanoic acid (CAS) Palmitic acid 22.35 Anti-pest/insect (Zhang et al., 2021), oviposition repellant (Bober and Rafaeli, 2010).
22.387 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)- (CAS) Linoleic acid 19.25 Feeding stimulants (Eriksson et al., 2008) and oviposition attractants (Bober and Rafaeli, 2010)
38.626 Stigmast-5-en-3-ol, oleat 8.16 Anti-fungal/fungus (Suryadi et al., 2015), Anti-bacterial (Tayade et al., 2013)
21.644 1-Octadecanol (CAS) Stenol 4.36 Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-larvae (Gnanashree and Sirajudeen, 2018).
25.718 Cyclotetracosane (CAS) 3.86 Anti-microbial and anti-oxidant (Mongalo et al., 2019).
22.943 1-Octanol, 2-butyl- (CAS) 2-Butyl-1-octanol 2.99 Anti-feedants (Eriksson et al., 2008).
22.746 (Z,Z)-3,9-cis-6,7-epoxy-nonadecadiene 2.19 Sex pheromones (Jing et al., 2019).
23.208 2-Pentadecanone, 6,10,14-trimethyl- (CAS) 6,10,14-Trimethyl-2-pentadecano 1.53 Anti-bacterial (Filipowicz et al., 2003), anti-fungal/fungus (Radulovic et al., 2011), anti-microbial (Ogunmoye et al., 2020; Radulovic et al., 2011).
22.658 Tomentosin 1.35 Anti-fungal (Mamoci et al., 2011).
GC-MS: gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.