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Nat Prod Res

Title:		Aroma components of Cephalanthera orchids
Author(s):		D'Auria M; Lorenz R; Mecca M; Racioppi R; Antonio Romano V;
Address:		"Dipartimento di Scienze, Universita della Basilicata, Potenza, Italy. Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen Baden-Wurttemberg, Weinheim, Germany"
Journal Title:		Nat Prod Res
Year:		2021
Volume:		20190529
Issue:		1
Page Number:		174 - 177
DOI:		10.1080/14786419.2019.1616724
ISSN/ISBN:		1478-6427 (Electronic) 1478-6419 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The SPME-GC-MS analysis of the aroma components of Cephalanthera damasonium, Cephalanthera rubra, and Cephalanthera longifolia were reported. The main components found in C. damasonium were pentadecane, hexadecane, heptadecane and alpha-farnesene. The same compounds were found in the scent of C. rubra. Although C. damasonium and C. rubra have different pollination mechanisms, their spectrum of volatile compounds surprisingly does not differ significantly. In C. longifolia pentadecane and heptadecane were found together with cis-beta-farnesene. As C. longifolia is allogamous, the differences in scent composition may play a role in pollinator attraction"
Keywords:		Alkanes/analysis Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Odorants/*analysis Orchidaceae/*chemistry Pollination Sesquiterpenes/analysis Species Specificity Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis/chemistry Cephalanthera Orchids Spme aroma gaschromatography-mass;
Notes:		"MedlineD'Auria, Maurizio Lorenz, Richard Mecca, Marisabel Racioppi, Rocco Antonio Romano, Vito eng England 2019/05/30 Nat Prod Res. 2021 Jan; 35(1):174-177. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2019.1616724. Epub 2019 May 29"