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POTENTIALLY BIOACTIVE VOLATILE COMPOUNDS OF SOME EPIPHYLLUM, HYLOCEREUS AND OPUNTIA SPECIES (CACTACEAE FAMILY) CULTIVATED IN CENTRAL EUROPE AND THEIR HS-SPME GC-MS ANALYSIS

SZILVIA CZIGLE 1*, MICHAELA BARKOCIOVÁ 1, ÉVA HÉTHELYI B. 2, ANNAMARIA PALLAG 3, ANDREA BӦSZӦRMÉNYI 2, ANTONIOS KOUTSOULAS 1, JAROSLAV TÓTH 1, PAVEL MUČAJI 1

1.Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacognosy and Botany, 10 Odbojárov Street, SK-832 32, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
2.Semmelweiss University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Institute of Pharmacognosy, 26 Üllői út Street, H-1085, Budapest, Hungary
3.University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, 29 Nicolae Jiga Street, RO-410028, Oradea, Romania

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The aim of our work was to analyse volatile compounds obtained from the fruits of three plant genera – Epiphyllum, Hylocereus and Opuntia – using HS-SPME GC-MS (headspace solid phase microextraction gas chromatography - mass spectrometry) methods. In violet Epiphyllum fruits, 12 compounds were identified, the most abundant being 2,3-butane-diol and hexanoic acid. In pink Epiphyllum fruits, 13 compounds were identified, the most abundant being (E)-anethol and 1-nonadecene. In green Epiphyllum fruits, 10 compounds were identified, the most abundant being (E)-anethol and methyl eugenol. In white-fleshed Hylocereus fruits, 9 compounds were identified, the most abundant being 1-hexadecanol and nonadecane. In red-fleshed Hylocereus fruits, 11 compounds were identified, the most abundant being 1-hexadecanol and nonadecane. Analysis of violet Opuntia fruits yielded 12 compounds, the most abundant being nonanal and ethyl decanoate. Analysis of orange Opuntia fruits yielded 8 compounds, the most abundant being ethyl decanoate and (3E)-1,3-octadecadiene.