@Article{phyton.2014.83.017,
AUTHOR = {Santander F, C Fredes, G Nuñez, G Casaubon, MI Espinoza, G Montenegro},
TITLE = {Volatile compounds of unifloral honey and floral nectar from <i>Quillaja saponaria</i>},
JOURNAL = {Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany},
VOLUME = {83},
YEAR = {2014},
NUMBER = {all},
PAGES = {17--26},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/phyton/v83nall/37075},
ISSN = {1851-5657},
ABSTRACT = {Currently, the search for chemical markers related to the botanical origin of honey is an important issue because of its potential use as a complementary tool for melisopalinological analysis. The objective of this research was to compare the (1) volatile compounds of <i>Quillaja saponaria</i> Mol. (Fam. Quillajaceae) floral nectar with those of unifloral honey of this same species, and (2) volatile compounds in <i>Q. saponaria</i> honeys from the same geographical origin. For the identification and semiquantification of volatile compounds, Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) was performed. The nectar of <i>Q. saponaria</i> presented volatile compounds different from the compounds identified in its unifloral honey, which may be precursors of the compounds present in <i>Q. saponaria</i> honey. Ten volatile compounds were found in all the samples of <i>Q. saponaria</i> honey: 2-methyl butyric acid (2 – 21.6 µg/L), benzyl alcohol (1 – 6 µg/L), 2-phenylethanol (16 – 125.3 µg/L), ketoisophorone (2.6 – 15.9 µg/L), linalool (2.4 – 13.8 µg/L) and its oxides 1 and 2 (6 – 13.3 µg/L and 3 – 7 µg/L, respectively), β-damascenone (4 - 12 µg/L), pantolactone (2 – 7.5 µg/L) and furfural (7 – 44,2 µg/L). These compounds were common in unifloral honey with different floral sources from other countries. These results would indicate that <i>Q. saponaria</i> honey does not present specific volatile compounds that allow its clear differentiation from other unifloral honey.},
DOI = {10.32604/phyton.2014.83.017}
}