Artemisia vulgaris L. Chemotypes

Jack D. Williams, Michael A. Campbell, Michael C. Jaskolka, Tianyue Xie

Department of Biology, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Erie, USA..
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mercyhurst University, Erie, USA.

DOI: 10.4236/ajps.2013.46156                

Abstract

Artemisia vulgaris L. was collected from various regions in the USA and Montreal Canada. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry was used to identify the analytes present in the volatiles extracted by headspace solid-phase microextraction of the crushed leaves and flowers. Four distinct chemotypes are were found: One featuring the coexistence of ar-curcumene and α-zingiberene; two marked by the presence or absence of thujone and santolinatriene; and a fourth characterized by the presence of crysanthenyl acetate (40%). DNA was used to confirm the identity of Artemisia vulgaris L.

Keywords

Artemisia vulgaris L.; Chemotype; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; DNA Barcode; Solid Phase Microextraction

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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