Abstract
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the red seaweeds Pterocladiella capillacea and Osmundaria obtusiloba were obtained by static headspace extraction and then analyzed qualitatively by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and quantitatively by gas chromatography (GC) equipped with a flame ionization detector (FID). In total, 31 constituents were identified in the two species of algae. In P. capillacea, among the 21 constituents (100%), the major ones were hexanal (50.4%), 2-pentylfuran (9.2%), and heptadecene (8.8%). In O. obtusiloba, of the 21 constituents (100%), the most representatives were heptadecene (57.3%), hexanal (20.5%), and 1-pentadecene (2.6%). This is the first report on the identification and quantification of VOCs in the Rhodophyta, P. capillacea and O. obtusiloba.
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