Agricultural management, season and trace elements effects on volatile oil production from Melissa officinalis L. (Lemon balm)

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

March 2016, Volume 307, Issue 3, pp 2365–2371

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• Fábio Vitório SUSSAEmail author
• Celina Lopes DUARTE
• Marcos Roberto FURLAN
• Paulo Sergio Cardoso da SILVA

• Fábio Vitório SUSSA
  • 1
  Email author
• Celina Lopes DUARTE
  • 1
• Marcos Roberto FURLAN
  • 2
• Paulo Sergio Cardoso da SILVA
  • 1

1. 1.Centro do Reator de PesquisaInstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e NuclearesSão PauloBrazil
2. 2.Departamento de Ciências AgráriasUniversidade de TaubatéTaubatéBrazil

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14 January 2016

DOI: 10.1007/s10967-016-4693-9

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SUSSA, F.V., DUARTE, C.L., FURLAN, M.R. et al. J Radioanal Nucl Chem (2016) 307: 2365. doi:10.1007/s10967-016-4693-9

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to provide information about organic and mineral fertilization, season and trace elements effects on volatile oil production by the species Melissa officinalis. Elemental concentration was determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectrometry. The volatile oil was extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer. The elemental content and the main compounds vary according to agricultural management and season. The results indicate that the production of volatile oil main compounds from M. officinalis is correlated with the concentrations of Na, Co, Rb, Cd, Cs, La, Sm and Hf.

Keywords

Melissa officinalisTrace elementsAgricultural managementVolatile oilINAAGC/MS

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