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Headspace Volatile Oxylipins of Eastern Himalayan Moss Cyathophorella adiantum Extracted by Sample Enrichment Probe
Author(s) -
Mitra Souvik,
Burger Ben V.,
PoddarSarkar Mousumi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/s11745-013-3807-1
Subject(s) - moss , lipidology , chemistry , sample (material) , botany , clinical chemistry , biology , chromatography , biochemistry
Cyathophorella adiantum (Griff.) M. Fleisch. (Division‐Bryophyta, Family‐Daltoniaceae), an Eastern Himalayan moss was studied for the first time to identify the volatiles derived from cellular and membrane bound fatty acids. A high capacity sample enrichment probe (SEP) was used for extraction of headspace volatile (HSV) molecules followed by GC–MS analysis. Different short‐chain oxylipins like alkenes, alkanes, saturated and unsaturated alcohols, saturated and unsaturated aldehydes, ketones were identified along with free and esterified fatty acids, cyclo compounds and some by‐products of secondary metabolites. Fatty acid analysis of neutral lipids (NL) and phospholipids (PL) of this plant exhibits the predominance of C16 and C18 fatty acids. It also reveals some interesting information that might indicate the possible fatty acid precursors for volatile generation and their sources in this plant.