Character impact odorants of wild edible plant--Cacalia hastata L. var. orientalis--used in Japanese traditional food.
The chemical composition of the essential oil of Cacalia hastata L. var. orientalis has been investigated by GC and GC-MS. Important odor-active compounds were detected in the oil by GC-MS/Olfactometry (GC-MS/O) and aroma extraction dilution analysis (AEDA). Fifty-one compounds were identified in the oil by GC-MS. The major components of the essential oil were (+)-(4S)-cacalohastine (48.8%), germacrene D (11.4%), and myrcene (10.2%). GC-MS/O and AEDA showed that γ-terpinene, hexanol, and p-mentha-2,4(8)-diene were the most characteristic aroma compounds of the oil. It seems that these components are responsible for the fresh odor of C. hastata L. var. orientalis.
Miyazawa
Mitsuo
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan. miyazawa@apch.kindai.ac.jp
Kawauchi
Yumi
Y
Utsumi
Yuya
Y
Takahashi
Toshiyuki
T
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000475:Alkenes / Q000032:analysis; D019659:Asteraceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005502:Food; D005504:Food Analysis; D007564:Japan; D039821:Monoterpenes / Q000032:analysis; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis; D009812:Odorants / Q000032:analysis*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane / Q000032:analysis
D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000475:Alkenes; D039821:Monoterpenes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D045788:Sesquiterpenes, Germacrane; C509595:myrcene; C091300:cacalohastine; C027259:germacrene D