Rapid Determination of Volatile Compounds of Satureja hortensis by Using the HSSPME-GC-MS Method

Abstract

The volatile fractions were obtained from the fresh aerial parts of Satureja hortensis using head space solid phase micro extractiongas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) method and were immediately analyzed by means of GC and GC/ MS instruments. Eleven compounds were identified in the samples analyzed, representing 100% of the total composition. In terms of general categories,monoterpene hydrocarbons dominated the chemical profile (99.5%) with γ-terpinene (46.0%), p-cymene (11.8%), α-terpinene (11.1%), α-pinene (10.4%) and α-thujene (6.8%) as the main constituent components. The other constituents were found to be myrcene (5.2%), β-pinene (3.9%), o-cymene (2.6%), α-phellandrene (1.1%), camphene (0.6%) and thymol (0.5%). Accordingly, only 0.5% of the profile included oxygenated monoterpenes.