title: Volatile fractions from three cultivars of Olea europaea L. collected in two different seasons.
abstract: The chemical composition of the volatile fractions from leaves of three Olea europaea L. cultivars (Leccino, Frantoio, and Cipressino) harvested at two different times of the year were examined by GC and GC-MS. The results showed a high content of aliphatic aldehydes in the three cultivars during both harvesting periods and an increase of (E)-2-hexenal (an aldehyde with high antimicrobial properties) percentage from July to November.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, via Bonanno 33, 56126 Pisa, Italy. camelis@farm.unipi.it
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campeol
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flamini
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Cioni
authors.forename: Ivano
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cremonini
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ceccarini
mesh_terms: D000447:Aldehydes / Q000032:analysis; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D031658:Olea / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000447:Aldehydes; D013729:Terpenes