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Quantification of benzaldehyde and its precursors in montmorency cherry ( Prunus cerasus L.) kernels
Author(s) -
Chandra Amitabh,
Nair Muraleedharan G.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/pca.2800040308
Subject(s) - chemistry , prunus cerasus , benzaldehyde , prunus , sour cherry , organic chemistry , chromatography , botany , catalysis , cultivar , biology
Kernels from Michigan‐grown tart cherry Prunus cerasus L. cv. Montmorency were frozen at −40°C, lyophilized, crushed and extracted sequentially with hexane and methanol. Amygdalin, mandelonitrile and benzaldehyde were present in the kernel extracts and were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography. Amygdalin was found to be the major component, while free mandelonitrile is detected for the first time in the tart cherry pit kernels.