GC-MS CHARACTERIZATION OF ANGELICA VOLATILE OIL
Pages 52-55
Monica Culea, M. Keul, M. Tamas, Dana Bathory
Abstract
Qualitative determination of volatile and semivolatile compounds of Angelica archangelica volatile oil by using a gas chromatography-mass-spectrometric technique (GC/MS) is presented. The extraction procedure was by steam distillation. Chromatography was performed on a 5% phenyl methylpolysiloxane column 30 m x 0.25 mm I.D., 0.25 µm film thickness) temperature program from 50 to 310oC, with 8oC/min. Helium carrier gas was of 1ml/min. Ionization was by electron impact (EI) in scan mode or selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. The monoterpen hydrocarbons and coumarin contents are responsible for the therapeutic properties of angelica oil