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Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species.
PLoS One. 2017; 12(2):e0172099.Plos

Abstract

The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of four monofloral and one multifloral of Thai honeys produced by Apis cerana, Apis dorsata and Apis mellifera were analyzed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The floral sources were longan, sunflower, coffee, wild flowers (wild) and lychee. Honey originating from longan had more VOCs than all other floral sources. Sunflower honey had the least numbers of VOCs. cis-Linalool oxide, trans-linalool oxide, ho-trienol, and furan-2,5-dicarbaldehyde were present in all the honeys studied, independent of their floral origin. Interestingly, 2-phenylacetaldehyde was detected in all honey sample except longan honey produced by A. cerana. Thirty-two VOCs were identified as possible floral markers. After validating differences in honey volatiles from different floral sources and honeybee species, the results suggest that differences in quality and quantity of honey volatiles are influenced by both floral source and honeybee species. The group of honey volatiles detected from A. cerana was completely different from those of A. mellifera and A. dorsata. VOCs could therefore be applied as chemical markers of honeys and may reflect preferences of shared floral sources amongst different honeybee species.

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Pattamayutanon P
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Angeli S
Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università, Bolzano, Italy.
Thakeow P
Division of Product Development Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Abraham J
Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Piazza Università, Bolzano, Italy.
Disayathanoowat T
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Chantawannakul P
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

MeSH

AcetaldehydeAcyclic MonoterpenesAnimalsBeesCoffeeCyclohexanolsFlowersGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryHelianthusHoneyLitchiMonoterpenesSapindaceaeSolid Phase MicroextractionSpecies SpecificityThailandTrityl CompoundsVolatile Organic Compounds

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Journal Article

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eng

PubMed ID

28192487

Citation

Pattamayutanon, Praetinee, et al. "Volatile Organic Compounds of Thai Honeys Produced From Several Floral Sources By Different Honey Bee Species." PloS One, vol. 12, no. 2, 2017, pp. e0172099.
Pattamayutanon P, Angeli S, Thakeow P, et al. Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species. PLoS One. 2017;12(2):e0172099.
Pattamayutanon, P., Angeli, S., Thakeow, P., Abraham, J., Disayathanoowat, T., & Chantawannakul, P. (2017). Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species. PloS One, 12(2), e0172099. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172099
Pattamayutanon P, et al. Volatile Organic Compounds of Thai Honeys Produced From Several Floral Sources By Different Honey Bee Species. PLoS One. 2017;12(2):e0172099. PubMed PMID: 28192487.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species. AU - Pattamayutanon,Praetinee, AU - Angeli,Sergio, AU - Thakeow,Prodpran, AU - Abraham,John, AU - Disayathanoowat,Terd, AU - Chantawannakul,Panuwan, Y1 - 2017/02/13/ PY - 2016/09/02/received PY - 2017/01/31/accepted PY - 2017/2/14/entrez PY - 2017/2/14/pubmed PY - 2017/8/30/medline SP - e0172099 EP - e0172099 JF - PloS one JO - PLoS One VL - 12 IS - 2 N2 - The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of four monofloral and one multifloral of Thai honeys produced by Apis cerana, Apis dorsata and Apis mellifera were analyzed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The floral sources were longan, sunflower, coffee, wild flowers (wild) and lychee. Honey originating from longan had more VOCs than all other floral sources. Sunflower honey had the least numbers of VOCs. cis-Linalool oxide, trans-linalool oxide, ho-trienol, and furan-2,5-dicarbaldehyde were present in all the honeys studied, independent of their floral origin. Interestingly, 2-phenylacetaldehyde was detected in all honey sample except longan honey produced by A. cerana. Thirty-two VOCs were identified as possible floral markers. After validating differences in honey volatiles from different floral sources and honeybee species, the results suggest that differences in quality and quantity of honey volatiles are influenced by both floral source and honeybee species. The group of honey volatiles detected from A. cerana was completely different from those of A. mellifera and A. dorsata. VOCs could therefore be applied as chemical markers of honeys and may reflect preferences of shared floral sources amongst different honeybee species. SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/28192487/Volatile_organic_compounds_of_Thai_honeys_produced_from_several_floral_sources_by_different_honey_bee_species_ L2 - https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172099 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -