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. 2018 Nov 1;2018:4596450. doi: 10.1155/2018/4596450

Table 3.

Volatile phytochemical compounds identified from V. madagascariensis fruits.

Phytochemical composition Values (mg/kg)
Alcohol
α-Terpineol 0.10
2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol 1.07
Benzyl alcohol 0.25
Ethanol 0.08
2-Butanol 0.54
Isoamyl alcohol 1.38
2-Methylbutanol 0.24
3-Methyl-2-butenol 0.12
Octanol 0.51
Furfuryl alcohol 1.15
(Z)-3-Hexenol 0.06
Hexanol 2.40

Aldehyde
2-Methylbutanal 0.43
2-Furfural 11.93
3-Furfural 2.43
2-Phenylacetaldehyde 2.12
Acetaldehyde <0.01
Benzaldehyde 2.12
(E)-2-Octenal 3.84
(E,E)-2,6-Hexadienal 0.08
(E)-4-Undecenal 0.51
(E)-4-Nonenal 0.17
(E)-4-Decenal 0.09
(E,E)-4,4-Heptadienal 0.28
(E,Z)-4,4-Heptadienal 0.29
Heptanal 0.83
Hexanal 0.82
Isovaleraldehyde 0.44

Ester
Methyl benzoate 0.56
Methyl 2-phenylacetate 0.34
2-Phenylethyl acetate 0.54
Methyl hexanoate 2.14
Methyl (Z)-3-hexenoate <0.01
Methyl (E)-2-hexenoate <0.01
Methyl octanoate 1.98
Methyl decanoate 0.05
Methyl butyrate 0.08
Methyl (E)-cinnamate 0.04
Methyl 9,12,15-octadecatrienoate 0.11
Methyl (Z)-9-hexadecenoate 0.51
Methyl hexadecanoate 0.39
Methyl octadecanoate 0.10
Methyl pentanoate 0.10
Methyl salicylate 0.08
Methyl tetradecanoate <0.01

Monoterpene
Terpinolene 0.09
p-Cymene 0.01
Limonene 2.48

Furan
2-Propylfuran <0.01
5-Methylfurfural 0.04

Indole
1H-indole 0.04

Ketone
2-Heptanone 0.28
2-Pentanone 0.41
3-Penten-2-one 0.10
Acetoin 0.04
5-Butyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone <0.01
5-Ethyldihydro-2(3H)-furanone 1.95
δ-Octalactone 0.12
γ-Dodecalactone 0.04

Norisoprenoids
4-Ketoisophorone 0.02

Source: Pino et al. [9].