RESEARCH ARTICLE


Analysis of Garlic Cultivars Using Head Space Solid Phase Microextrac-tion/Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy



Jessica G. Clemente1, Jack D. Williams*, 1, Marlene Cross2, Candace C. Chambers3
1 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mercyhurst University, Erie PA 16546
2 Department of Biology, Mercyhurst University, Erie PA 16546
3 College of Arts and Sciences, Maryville University, St. Louis MO 63141

Article Information


Identifiers and Pagination:

Year: 2012
Volume: 6
First Page: 1
Last Page: 4
Publisher Id: TOFSJ-6-1
DOI: 10.2174/1874256401206010001

Article History:

Received Date: 23/12/2011
Revision Received Date: 2/2/2012
Acceptance Date: 22/2/2012
Electronic publication date: 6/4/2012
Collection year: 2012

© 2012 Clemente et al.;

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* Address correspondence to this author at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mercyhurst University, Erie PA 16546; Tel: (814) 824-2386; Fax: (814) 824-2188; E-mail: jwilliams@mercyhurst.edu


Abstract

Garlic has been widely used throughout history as a food additive for both its flavor and medicinal effects. The actual sulfide compounds found in garlic as well as the potential health benefits associated with garlic have been extensively studied. It has been shown that garlic preparation, growing conditions and cook-ing techniques, have a profound effect on the compounds present and the medicinal qualities afforded. Con-sidering the number of garlic cultivars available and the large focus on growing food organically, differentia-tion between different garlic cultivars would be useful. Using SPME and GC-MS the sulfur compounds pre-sent in a variety of garlic types where identified and quantified. Principal component analysis enabled the dif-ferentiation of the cultivars studied and in one case the differentiation of Organic and Non-Organically grown soft neck garlic.

Keywords: Allium sativum, Garlic, Organic, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Solid Phase Microextraction Gas Chroma-tography Mass Spectroscopy (SPME/GC/MS), Cultivar.