Table A2.
Identified compounds found as part of cuticular wax of studied blueberry varieties. ≤LOD—concentration of substance was less than the limit of detection. Concentration of each substance expressed as g 100 g−1 of berry cuticular wax extract. Standard error of measurements was determined to be 3–6% (n = 18).
| Compound Class | Substance | RT,min | Patriot | Polaris | Blue Crop | Chandler | Duke | Blue Gold | Chippewa | North Blue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triterpene | β-sitosterol | 21.17 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.074 | 0.3 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.235 | 0.3 |
| β-amyrin | 21.38 | 1.795 | 1.914 | ≤LOD | 1.865 | 3.195 | ≤LOD | 2.576 | 1.439 | |
| α-amyrin | 21.83 | 9.519 | 11.066 | 6.76 | 4.211 | 3.842 | 1.625 | 6.374 | 2.351 | |
| Lupeol | 22.04 | ≤LOD | 10.196 | 9.21 | 1.418 | 1.017 | 11.2 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Lanosterol | 22.14 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.508 | 0.35 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Uvaol | 23.83 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Erythrodiol | 24.43 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Betulinic acid | 25.13 | ≤LOD | 1.994 | 0.244 | 5.065 | 8.33 | 6.695 | 1.964 | 2.165 | |
| Ursolic acid | 25.46 | 4.241 | 9.304 | 2.116 | 2.938 | 3.356 | 3.231 | 0.459 | 5.115 | |
| Ursolic aldehyde | 26.2 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.007 | ≤LOD | 0.012 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Betulonic acid | 26.5 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Subtotal | 15.555 | 34.474 | 18.912 | 16.154 | 19.74 | 22.763 | 11.608 | 11.37 | ||
| Alkane | C20 | 4.37 | 0.05 | 0.082 | ≤LOD | 0.05 | 0.05 | ≤LOD | 0 | 0.05 |
| C23 | 7.34 | 0.05 | 0.074 | ≤LOD | 0.05 | 0.05 | ≤LOD | 0.05 | ≤LOD | |
| C25 | 10.03 | 0.05 | 0.057 | 0.074 | 0.057 | 0.057 | ≤LOD | 0.057 | 0.057 | |
| C27 | 13.24 | 0.05 | 0.074 | 0.093 | 0.064 | 0.05 | 0.075 | 0.778 | 0.157 | |
| C28 | 14.51 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| C29 | 15.65 | 1.138 | 0.691 | 0.219 | 0.691 | 0.676 | 0.648 | 0.453 | 1.226 | |
| C30 | 16.64 | 0.043 | 0.1 | 0.075 | 0.057 | 0.05 | 0.075 | 0.146 | 0.093 | |
| C31 | 17.64 | 0.937 | 0.758 | 0.075 | 0.423 | 0.138 | 0.075 | 0.08 | 0.596 | |
| C33 | 19.9 | 0.079 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.075 | 0.044 | 0.07 | |
| Subtotal | 2.397 | 1.836 | 0.536 | 1.392 | 1.071 | 0.948 | 1.608 | 2.249 | ||
| Fatty acid | Palmitic acid | 5.23 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.126 |
| Stearic acid | 6.74 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.3 | 0.25 | 0.13 | |
| Nonadecanoic acid | 7.81 | 0.769 | 0.684 | 0.84 | 1.084 | 1.349 | 1.362 | 0.195 | 0.34 | |
| Eicosanoic acid | 9.12 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Behenic acid | 12.4 | 0.806 | 1.304 | 0.34 | 1.213 | 0.457 | 0.307 | 1.809 | 0.74 | |
| Lignoceric acid | 14.93 | 1.076 | 1.013 | 0.98 | 2.466 | 1.106 | 0.87 | 1.738 | ≤LOD | |
| Hexacosanoic acid | 17.03 | 0.241 | 1.266 | 0.336 | 4.402 | 0.833 | 0.671 | 1.7 | 0.607 | |
| Octacosanoic acid | 18.83 | 0.75 | 2.068 | 1.062 | 1.518 | 0.993 | 3.26 | 3.249 | 1.015 | |
| Nonacosanoic acid | 20.85 | 1.549 | 2.205 | 1.2 | 1.861 | 2.197 | 1.56 | 2.687 | 0.9 | |
| Triacontanoic acid | 21.54 | 6.958 | 6.005 | 4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | ≤LOD | 9.558 | |
| Subtotal | 12.799 | 15.145 | 9.408 | 14.944 | 10.785 | 12.13 | 12.128 | 13.416 | ||
| Acetate | Hexacosyl acetate | 14.64 | 0.974 | 1.013 | 1.542 | 1.927 | 1.294 | 0.776 | 1.738 | 0.549 |
| Alcohol | Phytol | 6.18 | 0.162 | 0.195 | 0.242 | 0.531 | 0.352 | 0.335 | 0.291 | 0.189 |
| Docosanol | 10.93 | 0.129 | 0.068 | 0.122 | 0.13 | 0.073 | 0.128 | 0.137 | 0.247 | |
| Tetracosanol | 13.88 | 0.374 | 0.477 | 0.094 | 0.34 | 0.206 | 0.167 | 0.503 | 0.81 | |
| 9-C27-ol | 15.37 | 2.407 | 0.429 | 0.832 | 4.373 | 1.193 | 1.951 | 1.414 | 1.84 | |
| 1-Hexacosanol | 16.12 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.001 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| 9-C28-ol + 10-C28-ol | 16.37 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.037 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| 10-C29-ol | 17.27 | ≤LOD | 0.259 | ≤LOD | 0.107 | 0.014 | 0.24 | 0.128 | 0.062 | |
| 8,9-C27-diol | 18.56 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| 11-C31-ol | 19.42 | 0.007 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| 1-Triacontanol | 20.48 | 1.334 | 0.869 | 1.021 | 1.427 | 1.237 | 2.064 | 2.473 | 1.52 | |
| 1-Dotriacontanol | 23.49 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.184 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Subtotal | 4.413 | 2.297 | 2.495 | 6.909 | 3.075 | 4.922 | 4.946 | 4.668 | ||
| Aldehyde | Hexacosanal | 12.33 | 0.103 | 0.17 | 0.078 | 0.14 | 0.015 | 0.137 | 0.216 | 0.119 |
| Heptacosanal | 13.75 | 0.509 | 0.605 | 0.137 | 0.123 | 0.269 | 0.322 | 0.494 | 1.234 | |
| Octacosanal | 14.4 | 0.292 | 0.176 | 0.132 | 0.333 | 0.091 | 0.165 | 0.365 | 0.574 | |
| Triacontanal | 17.09 | 0.566 | 0.963 | 0.683 | 5.581 | 2.033 | 0.614 | 1.7 | 2.74 | |
| Dotriacontanal | 19.31 | 0.151 | 2.357 | 2.219 | 2.459 | 2.99 | 3.074 | 4.66 | 1.395 | |
| Subtotal | 1.621 | 4.271 | 3.249 | 8.636 | 5.398 | 4.312 | 7.435 | 6.062 | ||
| Carbohydrate | beta.-D-Allopyranose | 4.85 | 0.011 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.025 | 0.015 | 0.014 | 0.012 | 0.017 |
| Myo-Inositol | 5.8 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.006 | 0.021 | 0.023 | 0.01 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Carbohydrate | 9.55 | 0.195 | 0.183 | 0.121 | 0.397 | 0.165 | ≤LOD | 0.13 | 0.174 | |
| Subtotal | 0.206 | 0.183 | 0.127 | 0.443 | 0.203 | 0.024 | 0.142 | 0.191 | ||
| Sesquiterpene | Abscisic acid | 6.61 | 0.048 | 0.075 | 0.045 | 0.056 | 0.082 | 0.067 | 0.037 | 0.069 |
| Ester | Octacosanoate | 19.17 | 0.75 | 3.068 | 1.062 | 1.518 | 0.993 | 3.26 | 5.249 | 1.015 |
| Ketone | Nonacosane-8,10-dione | 18.65 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD |
| Hentriacontane-10,12-dione | 21.27 | 2.567 | 2.918 | 1.334 | 3.441 | 2.297 | 0.583 | 3.858 | 6.001 | |
| Subtotal | 2.567 | 2.918 | 1.334 | 3.441 | 2.297 | 0.583 | 3.858 | 6.001 | ||
| Phenolic acid | Syringic acid | 4.3 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD |
| p-Coumaric acid | 4.65 | 0.031 | 0.004 | 0.024 | 0.042 | 0.034 | 0.011 | 0.021 | 0.02 | |
| Methyl caffeate | 5.11 | 0.055 | 0.107 | 0.025 | 0.086 | 0.029 | 0.068 | 0.083 | 0.009 | |
| Ferulic acid | 5.65 | ≤LOD | 0.002 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | 0.015 | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | ≤LOD | |
| Subtotal | 0.086 | 0.113 | 0.049 | 0.128 | 0.078 | 0.079 | 0.104 | 0.029 | ||
| Tocopherols | alpha.-Tocopherol | 18.32 | 0.137 | 0.218 | 0.154 | 0.192 | 0.234 | 0.284 | 0.2 | ≤LOD |
| Total | 41.553 | 65.611 | 38.913 | 55.74 | 45.25 | 50.148 | 49.053 | 45.619 |