Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)

This research presents, for the first time, full volatile profiles of four aerial parts of caper plants (Capparis spinosa L.) from southeastern Spain. Volatile compounds in caper leaves and stems (together), flowers, flower buds, and fruits from two cultivars were identified and quantified using hea...

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Main Authors: Mar Grimalt, Lucía Sánchez-Rodríguez, Francisca Hernández, Pilar Legua, Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina, María S. Almansa, Asunción Amorós
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Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Food Quality
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6620776
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author Mar Grimalt
Lucía Sánchez-Rodríguez
Francisca Hernández
Pilar Legua
Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina
María S. Almansa
Asunción Amorós
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description This research presents, for the first time, full volatile profiles of four aerial parts of caper plants (Capparis spinosa L.) from southeastern Spain. Volatile compounds in caper leaves and stems (together), flowers, flower buds, and fruits from two cultivars were identified and quantified using headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography with a mass spectrometry detector (GC-MS). Forty-three volatile compounds were identified in the caper shoots, 32 in caper flowers, with only 18, 10, and 6 compounds being found in flower buds, leaves, and fruits, respectively. The predominant compound in all studied materials was methyl isothiocyanate, with nerolidol, trans-2-hexenal, and nonanal playing key roles in flowers, leaves, and flowers buds, respectively. The two studied cultivars had the same volatile compounds but at very different concentrations, although the two studied cultivars are cultivated under the same climatic and agronomic conditions. Additionally, the predominant compounds, especially methyl isothiocyanate (6882 mg·kg−1 fw in flower buds of ORI 3 cultivar), can be separated and concentrated for future applications in food technology.
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spelling doaj-art-8cd0e0c558ff4beea9e2bd57663d0bf42025-08-20T02:09:35ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66207766620776Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)Mar Grimalt0Lucía Sánchez-Rodríguez1Francisca Hernández2Pilar Legua3Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina4María S. Almansa5Asunción Amorós6Department of Applied Biology. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Agro-Food Technology, Research Group Food Quality and Safety. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Plant Science and Microbiology. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Plant Science and Microbiology. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Agro-Food Technology, Research Group Food Quality and Safety. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Applied Biology. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainDepartment of Applied Biology. Escuela Politécnica Superior de Orihuela, Miguel Hernández University, Ctra. Beniel, km 3.2, 03312, Orihuela, Alicante, SpainThis research presents, for the first time, full volatile profiles of four aerial parts of caper plants (Capparis spinosa L.) from southeastern Spain. Volatile compounds in caper leaves and stems (together), flowers, flower buds, and fruits from two cultivars were identified and quantified using headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and gas chromatography with a mass spectrometry detector (GC-MS). Forty-three volatile compounds were identified in the caper shoots, 32 in caper flowers, with only 18, 10, and 6 compounds being found in flower buds, leaves, and fruits, respectively. The predominant compound in all studied materials was methyl isothiocyanate, with nerolidol, trans-2-hexenal, and nonanal playing key roles in flowers, leaves, and flowers buds, respectively. The two studied cultivars had the same volatile compounds but at very different concentrations, although the two studied cultivars are cultivated under the same climatic and agronomic conditions. Additionally, the predominant compounds, especially methyl isothiocyanate (6882 mg·kg−1 fw in flower buds of ORI 3 cultivar), can be separated and concentrated for future applications in food technology.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6620776
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Lucía Sánchez-Rodríguez
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Ángel A. Carbonell-Barrachina
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Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
Journal of Food Quality
title Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
title_full Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
title_fullStr Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
title_full_unstemmed Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
title_short Volatile Profile in Different Aerial Parts of Two Caper Cultivars (Capparis spinosa L.)
title_sort volatile profile in different aerial parts of two caper cultivars capparis spinosa l
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6620776
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