NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ›› 2011, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (3): 458-463.

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Volatiles in Buds and Flowers of Forsythia suspense

WANG Jin-mei1,2, JI Zhi-qiang1,2, KANG Wen-yi1,2*   

  1. 1Institute of Natural Products,Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China; 2Pharmaceutical College of Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
  • Received:2009-03-13 Online:2011-06-25 Published:2011-08-08

Abstract:

The volatile constituents from the buds and flowers of Forsythia suspense were analyzed by head-space solid phase microextraction,coupled with GC-MS. Eighty-three compounds were identified from the buds and flowers of F. suspense, and 40 compounds were mutual. Hydrocarbons (41.04%) were the main constituents in the buds and alcohols, aldehydes and ketones (26.46%) were dominant in the flowers. Esters decreased from 8.11% in buds to 2.12% in flowers, and acids increased from 3.56% in buds to 5.18% in flowers. It indicated that esters were hydrolyzed into acids with blooming.

Key words: solid-phase microextraction, Forsythia suspense, volatile constituents

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