| Title: | Characterization of Basil Volatile Fraction and Study of Its Agronomic Variation by ASCA |
| Author(s): | D'Alessandro A; Ballestrieri D; Strani L; Cocchi M; Durante C; |
| Address: | "Barilla G. e R. Fratelli, Via Mantova 166, 43122 Parma, Italy. Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy" |
| DOI: | 10.3390/molecules26133842 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Basil is a plant known worldwide for its culinary and health attributes. It counts more than a hundred and fifty species and many more chemo-types due to its easy cross-breeds. Each species and each chemo-type have a typical aroma pattern and selecting the proper one is crucial for the food industry. Twelve basil varieties have been studied over three years (2018-2020), as have four different cuts. To characterize the aroma profile, nine typical basil flavour molecules have been selected using a gas chromatography-mass spectrometry coupled with an olfactometer (GC-MS/O). The concentrations of the nine selected molecules were measured by an ultra-fast CG e-nose and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was applied to detect possible differences among the samples. The PCA results highlighted differences between harvesting years, mainly for 2018, whereas no observable clusters were found concerning varieties and cuts, probably due to the combined effects of the investigated factors. For this reason, the ANOVA Simultaneous Component Analysis (ASCA) methodology was applied on a balanced a posteriori designed dataset. All the considered factors and interactions were statistically significant (p < 0.05) in explaining differences between the basil aroma profiles, with more relevant effects of variety and year" |
| Keywords: | Electronic Nose Ocimum basilicum/*chemistry/growth & development Plant Breeding Principal Component Analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry Asca Gc/o Pca aroma basil cut fast GC variety; |
| Notes: | "MedlineD'Alessandro, Alessandro Ballestrieri, Daniele Strani, Lorenzo Cocchi, Marina Durante, Caterina eng Switzerland 2021/07/03 Molecules. 2021 Jun 24; 26(13):3842. doi: 10.3390/molecules26133842" |
