GC-MS Determination of Volatile Oil of Mucuna Sempervirens Hemsl.with Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME)

GC-MS with SPME was applied to the determination of volatile oil of Mucuna sempervirens Hemsl.Fifty two compounds were identified and their relative contents (in %) were determined,amounting to 78.60% of the total of volatile oil.The main compounds found were: 1-octen-3-ol (15.38%),n-hexadecanoic acid (6.01%),nonanal (5.23%),3-octanone (5.17%),1-octen-3-one (4.19%),2-pentenal (3.96%),hexanal (3.43%),1-hexanol (2.98%) etc..