Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits

In the present study, organic volatile markers of three strawberry varieties (Albion, Festival and Frontera) during the maturation process were investigated. Forty metabolites associated with aroma in fresh strawberries were monitored during seven stages of maturation using gas chromatography–mass s...

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Main Authors: Samuel Macario Padilla-Jiménez, María Valentina Angoa-Pérez, Hortencia Gabriela Mena-Violante, Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo, José Luis Montañez-Soto, Ernesto Oregel-Zamudio
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author Samuel Macario Padilla-Jiménez
María Valentina Angoa-Pérez
Hortencia Gabriela Mena-Violante
Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo
José Luis Montañez-Soto
Ernesto Oregel-Zamudio
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María Valentina Angoa-Pérez
Hortencia Gabriela Mena-Violante
Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo
José Luis Montañez-Soto
Ernesto Oregel-Zamudio
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description In the present study, organic volatile markers of three strawberry varieties (Albion, Festival and Frontera) during the maturation process were investigated. Forty metabolites associated with aroma in fresh strawberries were monitored during seven stages of maturation using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) equipped with headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The data were evaluated using multivariate analysis to observe correlations between the organic volatile compound profile and the seven phenological stages of maturation for each strawberry variety. The dynamic levels of butanoic acid methyl ester, hexanoic acid methyl ester, octylcyclohexane, cyclohexane,1,1,2-trimethyl, linalool, tetradecane, and α-muurolene underwent distinctive changes in concentration during the maturation process. The multivariate analysis also allowed the identification of these compounds as possible volatile markers to measure the maturation of strawberry fruits in all three varieties. These findings highlight the importance of the timing of harvest and maturation stage in each variety to preserve or improve the desirable aromatic characteristics of strawberry fruits.
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spelling doaj.art-249135e752c5447a876c3b22c3543e042023-12-03T13:48:12ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-01-0126250410.3390/molecules26020504Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry FruitsSamuel Macario Padilla-Jiménez0María Valentina Angoa-Pérez1Hortencia Gabriela Mena-Violante2Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo3José Luis Montañez-Soto4Ernesto Oregel-Zamudio5Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoInstituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Michoacán, Justo Sierra 28, Col. Centro, Jiquilpan 59510, MexicoIn the present study, organic volatile markers of three strawberry varieties (Albion, Festival and Frontera) during the maturation process were investigated. Forty metabolites associated with aroma in fresh strawberries were monitored during seven stages of maturation using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) equipped with headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The data were evaluated using multivariate analysis to observe correlations between the organic volatile compound profile and the seven phenological stages of maturation for each strawberry variety. The dynamic levels of butanoic acid methyl ester, hexanoic acid methyl ester, octylcyclohexane, cyclohexane,1,1,2-trimethyl, linalool, tetradecane, and α-muurolene underwent distinctive changes in concentration during the maturation process. The multivariate analysis also allowed the identification of these compounds as possible volatile markers to measure the maturation of strawberry fruits in all three varieties. These findings highlight the importance of the timing of harvest and maturation stage in each variety to preserve or improve the desirable aromatic characteristics of strawberry fruits.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/2/504aromaheadspace solid-phase microextractiongas chromatography-mass spectrometryvolatile organic compounds
spellingShingle Samuel Macario Padilla-Jiménez
María Valentina Angoa-Pérez
Hortencia Gabriela Mena-Violante
Guadalupe Oyoque-Salcedo
José Luis Montañez-Soto
Ernesto Oregel-Zamudio
Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
Molecules
aroma
headspace solid-phase microextraction
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
volatile organic compounds
title Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
title_full Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
title_fullStr Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
title_full_unstemmed Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
title_short Identification of Organic Volatile Markers Associated with Aroma during Maturation of Strawberry Fruits
title_sort identification of organic volatile markers associated with aroma during maturation of strawberry fruits
topic aroma
headspace solid-phase microextraction
gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
volatile organic compounds
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/2/504
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