title: Headspace solid-phase microextraction analysis of volatile components in Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis Roem.
abstract: The volatile components in single-flowered and double-flowered Chinese narcissus were identified by headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) coupled with GC and GC/MS. Changes in aroma during the vase-life (days 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6) of two samples were also studied. A total of 35 compounds were identified, of which all were present in single-flowered and 26 in double-flowered samples. The main aroma components were (E)-β-ocimene, and benzyl acetate. Single-flowered narcissus have a higher percentage of benzyl acetate, while double-flowered narcissus have a higher percentage of 1,8-cineole. In vase-life, the total volatile component content peaked on day 2 for single-flowered and day 3 for the double-flowered narcissus. For both single-flowered and double-flowered narcissus flowers, the total content of volatile components had decreased significantly by day 4.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cosmeceutics, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan. d91628004@ntu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Hsin-Chun
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hai-Shan
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Li-Yun
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D031427:Narcissus / Q000737:chemistry*; D052617:Solid Phase Microextraction / Q000379:methods*; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000080462:Acyclic Monoterpenes; D000475:Alkenes; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds; C443996:beta-ocimene