| Title: | "Essential oil characterization of Prunus spinosa L., Salvia officinalis L., Eucalyptus globulus L., Melissa officinalis L. and Mentha x piperita L. by a volatolomic approach" |
| Author(s): | Spadaccino G; Frabboni L; Petruzzi F; Disciglio G; Mentana A; Nardiello D; Quinto M; |
| Address: | "Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resource and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy. Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Via Manfredonia 20, Foggia 71121, Italy. Department of Agriculture, Food, Natural Resource and Engineering (DAFNE), University of Foggia, via Napoli 25, 71122 Foggia, Italy; Department of Chemistry, Yanbian University, Park Road 977, Yanji 133002, Jilin Province, PR China. Electronic address: maurizio.quinto@unifg.it" |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114167 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1873-264X (Electronic) 0731-7085 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "In this study a volatolomic approach is proposed for the characterization of the volatile organic compound (VOC) composition of essential oils (EOs) extracted from common aromatic plants. Five species (Prunus spinosa L., Salvia officinalis L., Eucalyptus globulus L., Melissa officinalis L. and Mentha x piperita L.), particularly widespread in Southern Italy, were selected as recognized sources of natural bioactive compounds with beneficial properties. Hydro distillation and solid-liquid extraction with ethanol at different percentages were used to obtain EOs, and their extraction capabilities were compared analyzing chromatographic profiles obtained by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The analytical procedure was optimized in term of SPME fiber, adsorption time and desorption time. GC-MS analyses were performed allowing the profiling of the VOC fingerprint in each plant extract. Experimental data were processed by a statistical multivariate approach (Analysis of Variance and Principal Component Analysis obtained for compounds and chemical classes), confirming that EO aroma profiles were statistically different for each of the selected five plants. The proposed volatolomic approach has proved to be an easy and efficient tool to study the aroma profile, allowing the collection of specific information and opening new perspectives and opportunities for the detection and identification of VOCs in agricultural and ecological applications" |
| Keywords: | "*Eucalyptus Italy *Melissa Mentha piperita *Oils, Volatile *Prunus *Salvia officinalis Solid Phase Microextraction Essential oil characterization VOC fingerprint Volatolomics;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineSpadaccino, G Frabboni, L Petruzzi, F Disciglio, G Mentana, A Nardiello, D Quinto, M eng England 2021/06/01 J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2021 Aug 5; 202:114167. doi: 10.1016/j.jpba.2021.114167. Epub 2021 May 24" |
