GC-MS fingerprint analyses of fatty acids in peach seed / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the GC fingerprint of fatty acids in peach seed,and provide evidences for quality assessment on peach seed.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Capillary gas chromatography was applied in analysis of fatty acids in peach seed, and the distinctive information was confirmed by GC-MS with hierarchical cluster and species similarity analysis.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The GC fingerprint containing distinctive information was obtained after investigation of peach seeds from 34 varieties and origins.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>With Good reproducibility, fingerprints established for peach seeds provided an effective method for quality control.</p>