| Title: | Studies on volatile organic compounds of Tuber borchii and T. asa-foetida |
| Author(s): | D'Auria M; Rana GL; Racioppi R; Laurita A; |
| Address: | "Dipartimento di Chimica A.M. Tamburro, Universita della Basilicata, Via dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, 85100 Potenza, Italy. maurizio.dauria@unibas.it" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1945-239X (Electronic) 0021-9665 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Ascomata of two truffle species, Tuber borchii and T. asa-foetida, both naturally growing in woodlands of the Basilicata region (southern Italy), were identified on the basis of ascospore morphology and compared under a volatile organic compound profile to determine the particular volatile organic compounds that characterize each taxon. Solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the samples showed the presence of 1-methyl-1,3-butadiene as a primary component in both truffles. T. asa-foetida showed a compound, toluene, not present in T. borchii, which creates the penetrating 'solvent' smell of the truffle" |
| Keywords: | "Ascomycota/*chemistry/classification Butadienes/chemistry Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods Italy Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Solid Phase Microextraction/methods Spores, Fungal/chemistry/classification Toluene/chemistry Volatile Organic Comp;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineD'Auria, Maurizio Rana, Gian Luigi Racioppi, Rocco Laurita, Alessandro eng 2012/06/12 J Chromatogr Sci. 2012 Oct; 50(9):775-8. doi: 10.1093/chromsci/bms060. Epub 2012 Jun 8" |
