| Title: | Headspace Solid-Phase Micro-Extraction Versus Hydrodistillation of Volatile Compounds from Leaves of Cultivated Mentha Taxa: Markers of Safe Chemotypes |
| Author(s): | Kowalczyk A; Kus P; Marijanovic Z; Tuberoso CIG; Fecka I; Jerkovic I; |
| Address: | "Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland. Department of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Rudera Boskovica 35, 21000 Split, Croatia. Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, University Campus, S.P. Monserrato-Sestu Km 0.700, 09042 Monserrato, CA, Italy. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Rudera Boskovica 35, 21000 Split, Croatia" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules27196561 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Various mint taxa are widely cultivated and are used not only for medicinal purposes but also in cosmetic and industrial applications. The development of new varieties or cultivars of mint generates difficulties in their correct identification and safe use. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the leaves of seven different taxa of the genus Mentha obtained by hydrodistillation (HD) and headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Principal component analysis (PCA) was also performed. Comparative GC-MS analysis of the obtained extracts showed similarity in the major compounds. PCA data allowed the separation of two groups of chemotypes among the analyzed mints, characterized by the abundance of piperitenone oxide and carvone. Two out of seven analyzed taxa were not previously examined for VOC profile, one was examined only for patent application purposes, and six out of seven were investigated for the first time using the HS-SPME technique. The presented analysis provides new data on the abundance and qualitative characterization of VOCs in the studied mint plants and on the safety of their use, related to the possibility of the presence of potentially toxic components. HS-SPME is a valuable method to extend the characterization of the VOC profile obtained by hydrodistillation" |
| Keywords: | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods *Mentha Oxides Solid Phase Microextraction/methods *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Gc-ms Hs-spme Mentha spp.Pca essential oil; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKowalczyk, Adam Kus, Piotr Marijanovic, Zvonimir Tuberoso, Carlo I G Fecka, Izabela Jerkovic, Igor eng SUBZ.D110.22.019/Wroclaw Medical University/ CEKOM 3 L J (KK.01.2.2.03.0017)/European Regional Development Fund-the Competitiveness and Cohesion Operational Programme-KK.01.2.2.03./ Switzerland 2022/10/15 Molecules. 2022 Oct 4; 27(19):6561. doi: 10.3390/molecules27196561" |
