Published:Journal of Chromatographic Science,
ISSN 0021-9665 Volume
44, Number 7, August 2006, pp.416-429
Headspace–Solid-Phase Microextraction in
the Analysis of the Volatile Fraction of Aromatic and Medicinal
Plants
Flavio Belliardo, Carlo Bicchi, Chiara Cordero,
Erica Liberto, Patrizia Rubiolo, and Barbara Sgorbini
Dipartimento di Scienza e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Via Pietro Giuria
9 I-10125 – Torino, Italy
Headspace (HS)–solid-phase microextraction
(SPME) has assumed an ever increasing importance as a technique
for HS sampling to study the composition of the HS of medicinal
and aromatic plants. HS–SPME has mainly been applied for
(a) studying the composition of the volatile fraction, including
in addition to or as an alternative to other sampling techniques;
(b) monitoring the biological phenomena involved with the volatile
fraction of a plant; (c) discriminating between species, subspecies,
varieties, cultivars, or chemotypes; and (d) quality control of
plant samples. A review of 108 articles published during 2000–2005
is presented covering the use of HS–SPME in the field of
aromatic and medicinal plants, selection of the most effective
fiber and sampling conditions, comparison of HS–SPME and
other volatile fraction sample preparation techniques, and the
advantages and limits of HS–SPME when applied to medicinal
and aromatic plants.
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