THE VOLATILES OF DESERT TRUFFLE - TIRMANIA-NIVEA

Authors
OMER EA SMITH DL WOOD KV ELMENSHAWI BS
Citation
Ea. Omer et al., THE VOLATILES OF DESERT TRUFFLE - TIRMANIA-NIVEA, Plant foods for human nutrition, 45(3), 1994, pp. 247-249
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science & Tenology","Plant Sciences","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Plant foods for human nutrition
ISSN journal
09219668 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
247 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0921-9668(1994)45:3<247:TVODT->2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The volatile constituents of Tirmania nivea (white desert truffle) hav e been analysed, using gas chromatography/mass spectrometric technique . 11 compounds have been identified in the ascocarp volatiles. The maj or components were found to be unsaturated fatty acids; whereas haxade canoic acid represented 49% of the volatiles isolate.