Fragrant volatile compounds in the liverwort Drepanolejeunea madagascariensis (Steph.) Grolle: approach by the HS-SPME technique.
Three populations of the epiphyllous liverwort Drepanolejeunea madagascariensis collected in the cloud forests of Reunion Island (Mascarene Archipelago) were investigated for their volatile compounds, because of the pleasant, sweet, warm, woody-spicy, and herbaceous fragrance, slightly reminiscent of dill, of this species. By applying the headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) technique coupled to GC/MS analysis, 34 compounds were detected in total, with p-menth-1-en-9-ol (28.8-43.5%), limonene (10.5-14.7%), beta-phellandrene (8.8-11.6%), and the so-called dill ether (8.5-16.6%) as the main components. The presence of 1-epi-alpha-pinguisene confirms the possible use of pinguisane-type sesquiterpenoids as a characteristic chemical marker for the order Jungermanniales.
Gauvin-Bialecki
Anne
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Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Université de La Réunion, 15, Avenue René Cassin, BP 7151, F-97715 Saint-Denis Messag, Cedex 9, La Réunion, France. anne.bialecki@univ-reunion.fr
Ah-Peng
Claudine
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Smadja
Jacqueline
J
Strasberg
Dominique
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D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D035926:Hepatophyta / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds