Biodiversity Studies
ISSN: 2791- 7347
e-ISSN: 2979-9376

Biodiversity Studies

2024, Vol 3, Num, 1     (Pages: 001-007)

Determination of the leaf and flower volatile components of Thymus jankae Celak

Almira UZUN 1 ,Ayşe Gül SARIKAYA 2 ,Seydi Ahmet KAVAKLI 3

1 Bursa TechnicalUniversity, Graduate School, Department of Forest Engineering, Bursa, Türkiye
2 Bursa Technical University, Graduate School, Department of Forest Engineering, Bursa, Türkiye
3 Bursa Technical University, Graduate School, Department of Forest Engineering, Bursa, Türkiye

DOI: 10.56494/dnbgt.2024.16
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Nowadays, medicinal and aromatic plants are widely used both among the public and in various sectors, so researching the essential oil contents of medicinal and aromatic plants is of great scientific and economic importance. It was aimed to determine the volatile components of Thymus jankae (Syn: Thymus praecox subsp. skorpilii), which has medicinal and aromatic value and is naturally distributed in Bursa province (Türkiye) and used as a spice and tea plant in the region. The volatile components of leaf and flower of Thymus jankae were detected by using the solid phase microextraction technique (SPME) with the help of GC-MS. 42 volatile components were determined. Of them, thymol (17.65%), p-cymene (15.34%), carvacrol (13.27%) and γ-terpinene (10.73%) were found to be the main components. This study is important in terms of ensuring the conscious use of plants consumed as natural herbal tea and spices in the region and revealing the economic values of such plants.


Keywords : Thymus jankae, solid phase microextraction technique (SPME), Thymol, Bursa