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Nat Prod Res

Title:		Inter-specific variation in headspace scent volatiles composition of four commercially cultivated jasmine flowers
Author(s):		Bera P; Kotamreddy JN; Samanta T; Maiti S; Mitra A;
Address:		"a Natural Product Biotechnology Group, Agricultural and Food Engineering Department , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur , Kharagpur 721302 , India"
Journal Title:		Nat Prod Res
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150113
Issue:		14
Page Number:		1328 - 1335
DOI:		10.1080/14786419.2014.1000319
ISSN/ISBN:		1478-6427 (Electronic) 1478-6419 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Jasmines are commercially grown for their fragrant flowers and essential oil production. The flowers of jasmine emit sweet-smelling fragrance from evening till midnight. This study was designed to study the composition and inter-specific variation of the emitted scent volatiles from flowers of four commercially cultivated Jasminum species namely, Jasminum sambac, Jasminum auriculatum, Jasminum grandiflorum and Jasminum multiflorum. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the scent volatiles composition of these flowers was predominantly enriched with both terpenoid and benzenoid compounds. Linalool and (3E,6E)-alpha-farnesene were identified as the major monoterpene and sesquiterpene in all the four species, respectively. The most abundant benzenoid detected in all flowers was benzyl acetate. Comparison of volatile profiles indicated a variation in fragrance contents and types emitted from these four jasmine flowers. The outcome of this study shall help in elucidating the enzymes and genes of fragrance biosynthesis in jasmines and in aiming to create flowers with improved scent quality"
Keywords:		"Benzyl Compounds/analysis Flowers/*chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Jasminum/*chemistry/classification Odorants/analysis Oils, Volatile/*analysis Plant Oils/*analysis Species Specificity Terpenes/analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis;"
Notes:		"MedlineBera, Paramita Kotamreddy, Jhansi Narmada Reddy Samanta, Tanmoy Maiti, Saborni Mitra, Adinpunya eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2015/01/15 Nat Prod Res. 2015; 29(14):1328-35. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2014.1000319. Epub 2015 Jan 13"