FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (18): 338-341.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201018080

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Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Volatile Components Extracted from Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) Flower by Supercritical Fluid Extraction

LI Da-jing1,2,3,SONG Jiang-feng1,3,LIU Chun-quan1,3,*   

  1. 1. Institute of Farm Products Processing, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing 210014, China;
    2. College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China ;3. Engineering Research Center for Agricultural
    Products Processing, National Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Center in East China, Nanjing 210014, China
  • Received:2010-05-21 Online:2010-09-25 Published:2010-12-29
  • Contact: LIU Chun-quan1,3,* E-mail:liuchunquan2009@163.com

Abstract:

Marigold flower was extracted by supercritical fluid extraction and the extracted volatile components (mainly luteinfatty acid esters with a content of 20%) were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 17 compounds were found in the extract and the major compounds were amyrin and its isomer (21.00%), phytosterols (10.79%), and tocopherol (4.36%).

Key words: marigold (Tagetes erecta L. ) flower, supercritical fluid extraction, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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