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Effect of γ-irradiaton on the volatile compounds of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fischer)
- Source :
- European Food Research and Technology. 226:577-582
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2007.
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Abstract
- The volatile compounds of non-irradiated and 1, 3, 5, 10 and 20 kGy γ-irradiated roots of licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fischer) were isolated by simultaneous distillation–extraction (SDE) technique and analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). A total of 61 volatile compounds belonging to the chemical classes of acid (2), alcohol (16), aldehyde (8), ester (6), furan (2), hydrocarbon (14), ketone (10) and N-containing compounds (3) were identified in non-irradiated licorice. The prime volatile compound of licorice was 2-ethoxy-1-propanol, which makes up to 22.82% of the total composition. Over a dose of 1 kGy, another compound, benzaldehyde appeared, whereas other compounds, 3,5-dimethyl octane and phenethyl alcohol, disappeared at the dose of 20 kGy. Though the content of several volatile compounds increased after γ-irradiation, the content of major volatile compounds such as 4-terpineol, myrtenal, tetramethylpyrazine, hexanoic acid, azulene and p-cymene decreased. In comparison to non-irradiated licorice, 10 kGy dose of irradiation induced the maximum level of total yield of volatile compounds by 12%, but slightly decreased at 20 kGy. Therefore, the application of γ-irradiation is feasible without major qualitative and quantitative loss of volatile compounds when exposed at 10 kGy.
- Subjects :
- Hexanoic acid
chemistry.chemical_classification
Chromatography
biology
Glycyrrhiza uralensis
Alcohol
General Chemistry
biology.organism_classification
Biochemistry
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Benzaldehyde
chemistry.chemical_compound
Hydrocarbon
chemistry
Furan
Phenethyl alcohol
Food Science
Biotechnology
Octane
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14382385 and 14382377
- Volume :
- 226
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- European Food Research and Technology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........54e764fb102cd27548ec50bc025006e1