Analysis of volatile compounds from three species of Atractylodes by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Abstract

A total of 99 different volatile compounds were detected through Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) from three species of Atractylodes, namely Atractylodes lancea, Atractylodes japonica, and Atractylodes chinensis. Thirteen-volatile flavor compounds i.e., acid, alcohol, aldehyde, alkane, alkene, alkyne, ester, ketone, monoterpene, oxygenated monoterpene, sesquiterpene, oxygenated sesquiterpene, and oxygenated triterpenoid detected from different species of Atractylodes. It was observed that all the species contained 38 common compounds, while A. lancea contained 7 unique compounds, A. japonica has 4 unique compounds, and A. chinensis hold 6 compounds not detected in the other extracts. In addition, essential oils from A. lancea and A. japonica possessed 11 compounds in common, and A. lancea and A. chinensis possessed 19 compounds in common. The remaining 14 compounds were detected only in A. japonica and A. chinensis. The total content of all components in the species was comparable, with 82.528%, 81.766%, and 81.799% of volatile components being detected for A. lancea, A. japonica, and A. chinensis, respectively. Curzerene was found to be the most predominant compound in both A. lancea (14.1%) and A. chinensis (16.7%), while murolan-3,9(11)-diene-10-peroxy was found predominantly in A. japonica (16.8%). The present study suggests that the identified volatile compounds may possess important biological properties, and could be suitable for application in both oriental medicines and the pharmaceutical industry.

HS‐SPME coupled with GC–MS for elucidating differences between the volatile components in wild and cultivated Atractylodes chinensis

“…Representative substances, such as atractylone, atractyl alcohol, atractylodin, and β‐eudesmol, were detected in the volatile components of AR in this study; however, they were not detected in an earlier study, indicating that the reliability of experimental data in this study was high 20 . Atractylon was down‐regulated in AC with a relative content of 6.11% in WT and 0.49% in AC.…”

“…Representative substances, such as atractylone, atractyl alcohol, atractylodin, and β-eudesmol, were detected in the volatile components of AR in this study; however, they were not detected in an earlier study, indicating that the reliability of experimental data in this study was high. 20 Atractylon was down-regulated in AC with a relative content of 6.11% in WT and 0.49% in AC. Atractylon prevents the neuroinflammatory response of BV2 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide, by inducing apoptosis and inhibiting the metastasis and growth in liver cancer cells.…”

“…19 HS-SPME is a rapid, non-organic solvent separation and extraction technology with simple operation, high sensitivity, and small sample size. HS-SPME has been employed to extract the volatile components of three species of AR, Atractylodes lancea, Atractylodes japonica, and Atractylodes chinensis; 99 substances were identified using GC-MS. 20 In this study, HS-SPME was used to extract volatile compounds from Atractylodes chinensis; 167 peaks were separated using GC-MS, and 137 substances were identified, primarily terpenes, aromatic hydrocarbons, and heterocyclic compounds. Among the volatile substances of WT, α-thujene had the highest relative content, accounting for 14.65% of the volatile metabolites; atractylodin accounted for 11.99%, while elemol was not detected.…”

Eucalyptus and spearmint oils inhibit the biological activity of lesser grain borer and red flour beetles

“…The potential of essential oils can be further explored to enhance their economic and environmental advantages, as they have been shown to rapidly degrade in the environment without adversely affecting beneficial insects (Piao et al, 2021;Van et al, 2022). Additionally, they can serve as an alternative approach to managing numerous harmful insects, and their diverse range of insecticidal activities makes them suitable for integration into integrated pest management (IPM) strategies…”