Pollen Diversity and Volatile Variability of Honey from Corsican Anthyllis hermanniae L. Habitat. Issue 12 (December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Yin; Battesti, Marie‐José; Paolini, Julien; Costa, Jean
• Is Part Of: Chemistry & biodiversity. Volume 11:Issue 12(2014:Dec.)
• Page Start: 1900
• Page End: 1913
• Publication Date: 2014-12
• Subjects: Biochemistry -- Periodicals; Molecular biology -- Periodicals; Biodiversity -- Periodicals; 572
• DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201400042
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1612-1872

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Melissopalynological, physicochemical, and volatile analyses of 29 samples of Corsican 'summer maquis' honey were performed. The pollen spectrum was characterized by a wide diversity of nectariferous and/or polleniferous taxa. The most important were <italic>Anthyllis hermanniae</italic> and <italic>Rubus</italic> sp., associated with some endemic taxa. <italic>Castanea sativa</italic> was also determined in these honeys with a great variation. The volatile fraction was characterized by 37 compounds and dominated by phenolic aldehydes and linear acids. The major compounds were phenylacetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and nonanoic acid. Statistical analysis of pollen and volatile data showed that 18 samples were characterized by a high abundance of phenylacetaldehyde, which might relate to the high amount of <italic>A. hermanniae</italic> and <italic>Rubus</italic> sp. Eleven other samples displayed a higher proportion of phenolic ketones and linear acids, which characterized the nectar contribution of <italic>C. sativa</italic> and <italic>Thymus herba‐barona</italic>, respectively.</p> </abstract>