Chemotaxonomic variation in volatile component contents and their correlation between climate factors in Chinese prickly ash peels (Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.).

ABSTRACT: In this study, we analyzed the characteristics of volatile compounds of Chinese prickly ash peels with different climate conditions and their correlation. The data revealed that the contents of limonene and linalool in peels from southwest and northwest regions were higher, and the aroma was stronger, while the contents of β-myrcene and (E)-ocimene in them from north, east and central China were higher, and the spicy flavor was heavier. Hierarchical cluster analysis demonstrated that the classification had geographical continuity. Through the correlation analysis and path analysis, it was found that the contents of volatile compounds were closely related to the climatic factors. The influence of wind speed and annual average temperature on volatile substances was greater than that of annua

SUBMITTER: Zheng T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8648793 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature