TITLE:
Artemisia vulgaris L. Chemotypes
AUTHORS:
Jack D. Williams, Michael A. Campbell, Michael C. Jaskolka, Tianyue Xie
KEYWORDS:
Artemisia vulgaris L.; Chemotype; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; DNA Barcode; Solid Phase Microextraction
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.4 No.6,
June
25,
2013
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.