Investigation of volatiles emitted from freshly cut onions (Allium cepa L.) by real time proton-transfer reaction-mass spectrometry (PTR-MS)

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 16060-16076

  Løkke, Mette Marie ^a   Edelenbos, Merete ^a   Larsen, Erik ^a   Feilberg, Anders ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allium cepa L; PTR MS; Real time monitoring; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA L; BREAKDOWN PRODUCTS; HIGH-TIME RESOLUTION; ODOR ACTIVITY VALUES; PRE-CONCENTRATION; PTR-MS; REAL TIME MONITORING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS);

MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DIPROPYL DISULFIDE; DISULFIDE; N-PROPYL DISULFIDE; PROTON; SULFUR DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; ONION;

DISULFIDES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODORS; ONIONS; PROTONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84871689605     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121216060     Document Type: Article

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