Volatile Constituents of Mold-Susceptible and Mold-Resistant Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] Grains

• Published in: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 215 - 218
• Main Authors: Jambunathan, Ramamurthi, Kherdekar, Milind S, Raghunath, Kooram, Subramanian, Vaidyanathan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.01.1995
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cereal and baking product industries; COMPOSE VOLATIL; COMPOSICION QUIMICA; COMPOSITION CHIMIQUE; COMPUESTO VOLATIL; Food industries; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; GIBBERELLA FUJIKUROI; RESISTANCE AUX MALADIES; RESISTENCIA A LA ENFERMEDAD; SORGHUM BICOLOR; Volatile compound; Monocotyledones; Sorghum bicolor; Sensitivity resistance; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Headspace; Spermatophyta; Identification; Mould; Sorghum (food); Cereal crop
• ISSN: 0021-8561; 1520-5118
• DOI: 10.1021/jf00049a039

Headspace volatile compounds of mold-susceptible and mold-resistant sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] grains were determined. The concentrations of volatile compounds in mold-susceptible sorghum were higher than those of mold-resistant sorghum. Among the 10 compounds that were identified, 2-methylbutanal was severalfold higher in the mold-susceptible sorghum than in the mold-resistant sorghum. A comparison of volatile compounds of mold-susceptible grains obtained from greenhouse-grown sorghum (mold-free) with those of field-grown sorghum indicated the possibility of a large contribution of volatile compounds from fungal organisms