Gas Chromatography Analysis of Artificially Inoculated Agarwood Compounds Related to High Quality Agarwood from Malaysia Plantation

Sufihana, Yusof and Saiful Nizam, Tajuddin and Rofiza, Mansor and Pang, Wei Cheng and Aizi Nor Mazila, Ramli (2018) Gas Chromatography Analysis of Artificially Inoculated Agarwood Compounds Related to High Quality Agarwood from Malaysia Plantation. Chemistry of Advanced Materials (CAM), 3 (3). pp. 60-66. ISSN 2415-6213. (Published)

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the quality of artificially inoculated agarwood from Aquilaria malaccensis trees obtained from a plantation in East Malaysia using gas chromatography (GC). The agarwood quality was measured by existence and amount of aromatic and terpene compounds especially those which were recorded in high-quality agarwood such as α-guaiene, β-selinene, aromadendrene and agarospirol. For quality determination purpose of artificially inoculated agarwood, samples were collected from selected plantation area. Solid Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) method was performed to collect the volatile compounds released by wood sample. There were five commercial inoculants (Ino A, B, C, D and E) that had been used for inoculation of A. malaccensis in agarwood plantation. GC analysis revealed the presence of important compounds related to high-quality agarwood such as 4-phenyl-2-butanone, β-selinene, α-bulnesene, and agarospirol in agarwood sample produced from artificial inoculation using Ino A inoculant. Most of these compounds were mostly absent in the agarwood samples that have been inoculated with other inoculants (Ino B, C, D and E). Several important compounds related to high-quality agarwood were detected. The results obtained in this research clearly indicated a promising potential of artificially inoculated agarwood as an alternative source of high-quality agarwood.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aquilaria malaccensis; Agarwood; Gas chromatography; Artificial inoculation
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Faculty/Division: Centre of Excellence: Bio-Aromatic Research Center of Excellence
Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology
Depositing User: Noorul Farina Arifin
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2018 03:37
Last Modified: 14 Sep 2018 03:37
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/22106
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