ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2008, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (2): 49-54. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.02.012

Special Issue: Melon Vegetables

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Dynamic Analysis of Aromatic Compounds in Different Cultivars of Melon during the Fruit Ripeness

LIU Yuan1, QI Hong-yan1, WANG Bao-ju1, GUO Liang1, SU Xin2   

  1. 1. College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Protected Horticulture of Liaoning Province, Engineering and Technology Center of Efficient Protected Agriculture, Shenyang 110161, China;
    2. Liaoyang Plant Protection Station, Liaoyang 111000, China
  • Received:2007-10-29 Published:2008-04-28

Abstract: The aromatic compounds in different cultivars of melon during the fruit ripeness were studied.Head-space solid phase microextraction(HS-SPME) was used to extract aromatic compounds in different cultivars of melon during the fruit ripeness.Aromatic compounds were determined and analyzed by gas chromatograph-mass spectrophotometer(GC-MS).The melon of 25 d after anthesis was unripe period.The major aromatic compounds of 4 cultivars melon in this period were aldehydes and alcohols.30 d after anthesis was the period that translated aldehydes and alcohols to esters.The melon of 35 d after anthesis was ripe period.The major aromatic compounds were esters,except for fewer aldehydes and alcohols.There were 6 kinds of mutual aromatic esters in this 4 cultivars ripe melon,including Acetic acid,hexyl ester;Acetic acid,phenylmethyl ester;Acetic acid,2-methylprolyl ester;Acetic acid,butyl ester;1-Butanol,2-methyl-acetate and 2,3-Butanedioldiacetate.The proper aromatic compounds and the kinds and contents of characteristic aromatic esters were also different.Those were the result of aroma type difference among melon cultivars.So the different cultivars of melons had their typicality aroma.

Key words: Melon, Aromatic components, Cultivars, Maturity

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LIU Yuan, QI Hong-yan, WANG Bao-ju, GUO Liang, SU Xin. Dynamic Analysis of Aromatic Compounds in Different Cultivars of Melon during the Fruit Ripeness[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2008, 23(2): 49-54. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.02.012.

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