Individual sampling approach to study the chemodiversity of volatile and semivolatile compounds of Mentha longifolia L. growing wild in Jiloca basin (Spain)

[EN] Volatile and semivolatile composition of 47 individuals of Mentha longifolia L. collected from five locations in Jiloca basin (Teruel, Spain) was investigated to give insight into sources of chemical variability. It was determined by Simultaneous Distillation Extraction using a Likens-Nickerson...

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Autores: Llorens Molina, Juan Antonio, García Rellán, David, Bonet, Alejandro, Vacas, Sandra|||0000-0001-6911-1647
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/68381
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/68381
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mentha longifolia
Chemotype
Sampling
Chemodiversity
Essential oil
BOTANICA
QUIMICA ANALITICA
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Sumario:[EN] Volatile and semivolatile composition of 47 individuals of Mentha longifolia L. collected from five locations in Jiloca basin (Teruel, Spain) was investigated to give insight into sources of chemical variability. It was determined by Simultaneous Distillation Extraction using a Likens-Nickerson apparatus and subsequent analysis by GC/MS and GC/FID. The statistical analysis of results allowed to identify four chemotypes: (a) pulegone (63.94 %) + isomenthone (16.67 %); (b) piperitone oxide (15.53 %) + piperitenone oxide (50.32 %); (c) α-terpineol acetate (39.81 %) + carvone acetate (33.84 %) and (d): (Z)-sabinenhydrate (41.15 %) + 1-terpinen-4- ol (13.99 %). The last two chemotypes have never been reported so far. As the sampling locations were selected with similar environmental conditions, the co-occurrence of different chemotypes in the same population turned out to be very noticeable. These results support the advisability of individual sampling instead of mixing material from randomly selected individuals, in order to identify and make available selected chemotypes for their propagation. It may be particularly useful for applied purposes based on relationships between chemical composition and biological activity.