@article{article_831745, title={Direct SPME/GC-MS analyzes of small citrus fruits cultivated in Turkey}, journal={EMU Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences}, volume={3}, pages={140–152}, year={2020}, url={https://izlik.org/JA44LJ99ZA}, author={Ağalar, Hale Gamze and Temiz, Burak and Demirci, Betül and Başer, Kemal}, keywords={Kumquat, Limequat, Mexican lime, HS-SPME, GC-MS, Volatile compounds, Limonene}, abstract={A headspace-solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) procedure for isolation and investigation of volatile compounds in hybrid “limequat” and parents “Mexican lime and kumquat” fruits using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) for the separation and identification of the volatiles was employed in the present study. Each of mature, fresh and whole fruits was freeze-dried, and each sample was powdered. In all samples, limonene (29.9-46.6%) was the most abundant monoterpene hydrocarbon among the identified monoterpenes. The common characteristic compounds are critically discussed.}, number={3}