| Title: | "Characterization of volatile compounds of Mezcal, an ethnic alcoholic beverage obtained from Agave salmiana" |
| Author(s): | De Leon-Rodriguez A; Gonzalez-Hernandez L; Barba de la Rosa AP; Escalante-Minakata P; Lopez MG; |
| Address: | "Division de Biologia Molecular, Instituto Potosino de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica, Apartado Postal 3-74 Tangamanga, 78231 San Luis Potosi, S.L.P., Mexico. aleonr@ipicyt.edu.mx" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 0021-8561 (Print) 0021-8561 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Commercial mezcals (white, white with worm, rested, rested with worm, and aged) produced from Agave salmiana were analyzed by solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME-GC-MS). Thirty-seven compounds were identified, and nine of them were classified as major compounds of mezcal (MCM). Saturated alcohols, ethyl acetate, ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate, and acetic acid form the MCM group. Minor compounds of mezcal group include other alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, large chain ethyl esters, organic acids, furans, terpenes, alkenes, and alkynes. Most of the compounds found in mezcals in this study are similar to those present in tequilas and other alcoholic beverages. However, mezcals contain unique compounds such as limonene and pentyl butanoate, which can be used as markers for the authenticity of mezcal produced from A. salmiana" |
| Keywords: | Agave/*chemistry Alcoholic Beverages/*analysis/classification Alcohols/analysis Aldehydes/analysis Animals Butyrates/analysis Cyclohexenes Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Ketones/analysis Limonene Moths Terpenes/analysis Volatilization; |
| Notes: | "MedlineDe Leon-Rodriguez, Antonio Gonzalez-Hernandez, Lidia Barba de la Rosa, Ana P Escalante-Minakata, Pilar Lopez, Mercedes G eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2006/02/16 J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Feb 22; 54(4):1337-41. doi: 10.1021/jf052154+" |
