Chemical profiles of Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia) peel oils of different cultivars of Argentina

Abstract

Peel and leaf oils of three lime populations, belonging to the Citrus limonia Osbeck species were obtained from fruits collected on lime trees submitted to the same pedoclimatic and cultural conditions. Their chemical composition was investigated by capillary gas chromatography (GC), GC–mass spectrometry (GC-MS) and chiral multidimensional GC (MDGC), and the results were submitted to a cluster analysis. Results reported for Rangpur lime from Corsica, named Rangpur Jaune, Rangpur Intermediaire and Rangpur Rouge, were also included for comparison purposes.

Keywords:

• Rangpur
• Citrus limonia Osbeck
• chemotaxonomic analysis

Acknowledgements

Author Dellacassa wish to express his sincere gratitude to Prof. Giovanni Dugo, and the group of Chimica degli Alimenti from Messina University, for their role in the development of his academic career.