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Characterization of volatile components in Melissa officinalis L. under in vitro conditions

Sam Mokhtarzadeh, Betül Demırcı, Gamze Göğer, Khalid Mahmood Khawar, N. Kırımer

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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) of the Lamiaceae family is an aromatic plant and widely used for medicinal purposes. This present study aimed to determine the compounds from volatiles of the plant using in vitro induced micropropagated shoots. The volatile components were isolated by microdistillation technique from this economically important M. officinalis seedlings. The main components were determined by GC/FID and GC/MS from herbage A and herbage B as geranial (43.4–44.8%), neral (26.8–30.3%), alloaromadendrene (8.5 and 1.6%), geranyl acetate (7.4 and 5.7%), 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (3.5 and 3.5%), and β-caryophyllene (3.1 and 2.3%), respectively. The results obtained are in correlation with the previous studies.

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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) of the Lamiaceae family is an aromatic plant and widely used for medicinal purposes. This present study aimed to determine the compounds from volatiles of the plant using in vitro induced micropropagated shoots. The volatile components were isolated by microdistillation technique from this economically important M. officinalis seedlings. The main components were determined by GC/FID and GC/MS from herbage A and herbage B as geranial (43.4–44.8%), neral (26.8–30.3%), alloaromadendrene (8.5 and 1.6%), geranyl acetate (7.4 and 5.7%), 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (3.5 and 3.5%), and β-caryophyllene (3.1 and 2.3%), respectively. The results obtained are in correlation with the previous studies.

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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) of the Lamiaceae family is an aromatic plant and widely used for medicinal purposes. This present study aimed to determine the compounds from volatiles of the plant using in vitro induced micropropagated shoots. The volatile components were isolated by microdistillation technique from this economically important M. officinalis seedlings. The main components were determined by GC/FID and GC/MS from herbage A and herbage B as geranial (43.4–44.8%), neral (26.8–30.3%), alloaromadendrene (8.5 and 1.6%), geranyl acetate (7.4 and 5.7%), 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (3.5 and 3.5%), and β-caryophyllene (3.1 and 2.3%), respectively. The results obtained are in correlation with the previous studies.

Key concepts: Melissa officinalis, Lamiaceae, Geranyl acetate, Shoot, Officinalis, Chemistry, Botany, Salvia officinalis

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