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GC-MS Analysis of Volatile Components of Lepidium meyenii Grown in 8 Areas of Yunnan Province

YANG Min, HUANG Shaojun, ZHU Yanqin, SUN Hui, HE Yuping, DU Ping   

  1. Research Center for Analysis and Measurement, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
  • Online:2016-01-25 Published:2016-01-15
  • Contact: DU Ping

Abstract:

The volatile components of maca from 8 producing regions in Yunnan province were extracted by headspace
solid-phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME) and identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 69
volatile constituents were identified, of which 18 were common to all the tested samples. The identified volatile constituents
included 12 ketones, 10 aldehydes, 9 alcohols, 7 acids, 6 esters, 6 alkenes, 5 heterocyclic compounds, 4 nitriles, 4 aromatic
compounds, 3 phenols, 2 amines and 1 sulfoether compound. Among these volatile constituents, benzyl isothiocyanates,
benzaldehyde, benzyl cyanide, acetic acid, benzyl alcohol, dimethyl sulfide, 3-trimethoxy-benzaldehyde, 3-methoxyphenyl
acetonitrile, 4-methoxybenzyl isothiocyanates and N-phenylmethylene-benzenemethanamine were predominant. Comparison
by Excel and SPSS suggested that there were some differences in the type and content of volatile components identified
from maca samples from 8 producing areas in Yunnan province.

Key words: Maca (Lepidium meyenii), volatile components, headspace solid-phase micro-extraction (HS-SPME), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

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