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Title:		Volatilomic Analysis of Four Edible Flowers from Agastache Genus
Author(s):		Najar B; Marchioni I; Ruffoni B; Copetta A; Pistelli L; Pistelli L;
Address:		"Dipartimento di Farmacia, Universita di Pisa, Via Bonanno 6, 56126 Pisa, Italy. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-alimentari, Universita di Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy. CREA Centro di ricerca Orticoltura e Florovivaismo, Corso Inglesi 508, 18038 Sanremo, IM, Italy. Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca 'Nutraceutica e Alimentazione per la Salute' (NUTRAFOOD), Universita di Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 5614 Pisa, Italy"
Journal Title:		Molecules
Year:		2019
Volume:		20191206
Issue:		24
Page Number:		-
DOI:		10.3390/molecules24244480
ISSN/ISBN:		1420-3049 (Electronic) 1420-3049 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatilomes emitted from edible flowers of two species of Agastache (A. aurantiaca (A.Gray) Lint & Epling, and A. mexicana (Kunth) Lint & Epling) and from two hybrids (Agastache 'Arcado Pink' and Agastache 'Blue Boa') were investigated using a solid-phase microextraction technique as well as the extraction of its essential oils. Oxygenated monoterpenes were almost always the predominant class (>85%) of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in each sample of A. aurantiaca, A. 'Blue Boa' and A. mexicana, with the exception of A. 'Arcado Pink' (38.6%). Pulegone was the main compound in A. aurantiaca (76.7%) and A. 'Blue Boa' (82.4%), while geranyl acetate (37.5%) followed by geraniol (16%) and geranial (17%) were the principal ones in A. mexicana. The essential oil composition showed the same behavior as the VOCs both for the main class as well as the major constituent (pulegone) with the same exception for A. mexicana. Total soluble sugars, secondary metabolites (polyphenols, flavonoids and anthocyanins) and antioxidant activity were also investigated to emphasize the nutraceutical properties of these edible flowers"
Keywords:		"Agastache/*chemistry Flowers/*chemistry Monoterpenes/chemistry Oils, Volatile/*chemistry Plant Extracts/*chemistry Plant Leaves/*chemistry Volatile Organic Compounds/chemistry A.aurantica A.mexicana A.'Arcado Pink' A.'Blue Boa' Gc-ms VOCs antioxidant;"
Notes:		"MedlineNajar, Basma Marchioni, Ilaria Ruffoni, Barbara Copetta, Andrea Pistelli, Luisa Pistelli, Laura eng CUP C12F17000080003./Interreg/ Switzerland 2019/12/11 Molecules. 2019 Dec 6; 24(24):4480. doi: 10.3390/molecules24244480"