FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (14): 146-149.

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Extraction and Analysis of Volatile Flavor Constituents from Ginkgo biloba Exocarp

HAN Shuai,Miao-Zhiwei ,Yu-Ping LIU,Bao-Guo Sun   

  • Received:2012-03-28 Revised:2012-06-19 Online:2012-07-25 Published:2012-07-27
  • Contact: Yu-Ping LIU E-mail:liuyp@th.btbu.edu.cn

Abstract: The volatile constituents of Ginkgo Biloba exocarp were extracted by solid phase microextraction (SPME) or simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE) and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. As a result, 29 compounds were identified, including 9 carboxilic acids, 9 esters, 3 ketones, 1 aldehyde, 4 alcohols, 1 hydrocarbon and 2 heterocyclic compounds. Both extraction methods allowed the identification of 12 volatile compounds. AS determined by SDE-GC-MS, hexanoic acid (65.88%), butanoic acid (21.46%), n-hexadecanoic acid (4.53%) and octanoic acid (1.15%) were predominant among them. The predominant compounds determined by SPME-GC-MS were butanoic acid (59.96%), hexanoic acid (25.45%), methyl hexanoate (3.90%), methyl butyrate (3.59%) and acetic acid (1.65%). Butanoic acid, hexanoic acid, methyl butyrate, methyl hexanoate, etc made a greater contribution to the odor characteristics of Ginkgo Biloba exocarp.

Key words: Ginkgo biloba exocarp, volatile constituents, simultaneous distillation-extraction (SDE), solid phase microextraction (SPME), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)

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