title: A method for fast analysis of volatile components of Citrus aurantium L. leaves.
abstract: To avoid the traditional and time consuming hydrodistillation, the analyses of volatile components in leaves of Citrus aurantium L. were carried out by a simple microwave distillation followed by headspace single drop microextraction (MD-HS-SDME) coupled to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The headspace volatile compounds were collected after irradiation using a single drop of n-heptadecan. The extraction conditions were optimized using the relative peak areas as index. The chemical composition of the MD-HS-SDME extracts was confirmed according to their retention indexes and mass spectra. Forty-one components were extracted and identified by using the MD-HS-SDME method. Limonene (62%), Linalool (7.47%), trans-β-Ocimene (3.47%), Caryophyllene (2.05%), α- Bisabolene (1.8%) and Myrcene (1.18%) were the major constituents.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. mb.gholivand@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mohammad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gholivand
authors.forename: Marzieh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piryaei
mesh_terms: D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000379:methods*; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry*; D057168:Distillation / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D008872:Microwaves; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds