Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2024, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (12): 2727-2738.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20231145

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Volatile components in flowers of 5 rare and endangered orchids

WANG Miaomiao(), QIN Jiaze   

  1. Beijing Floriculture Engineering Technology Research Centre, Management Office, Beijing Botanical Garden, Beijing 100093, China
  • Received:2023-09-25 Online:2024-12-25 Published:2024-12-27

Abstract:

In order to evaluate and screen out valuable aromatic germplasm resources, the flowers of rare and endangered orchids, namely, Dendrobium crystallinum, D. moschatum, D. thyrsiflorum, Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis and B. echinolabium were used as materials, and the similarities and differences of volatile components, contents and key aroma compounds were compared between the “fragrant flower” and “smelly flower”. Solid-phase microextraction arrow combined with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (SPME Arrow-GC-MS) and relative odor activity (rOAV) were used for identification and analysis. A total of 675 volatile compounds were identified, including terpenoids, heterocyclic compound, esters, hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols, aldehydes and aromaticity. Terpenoids were the highest in relative content and the most abundant in volatile substances, followed by heterocyclic compound and esters. The volatile components of the five rare and endangered orchids were species-specific, yet terpenoids, heterocyclic compound, esters, hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols and aldehydes were the major constituents, which accounted for more than 90% in total. The quantity of volatile components in the flowers of the five orchids decreased in the order of D. crystallinum>D. moschatum>B. echinolabium>B. phalaenopsis>D. thyrsiflorum. There were 104, 87, 72, 90 and 77 key aroma compounds in the flowers of D. crystallinum, D. moschatum, D. thyrsiflorum, B. phalaenopsis and B. echinolabium, respectively, Aldehydes were the main contributors to the overall aroma of orchids. Diethyl disulfide compounds and dimethyl trisulfur compounds in B. phalaenopsis, and indole, 3-methyl and dimethyl trisulfide in B. echinolabium were the main contributors for their unique odor formation. The volatile components of the 5 species of orchids were valuable for resource utilization. The volatile components in the flowers of D. crystallinum and D. moschatum might contain cyclamen aldehyde.

Key words: orchids, solid-phase microextraction arrow, volatile component, relative odor activity

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