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- Title
Volatile Organic Compounds of Bryophytes from Peninsular Malaysia and Their Roles in Bryophytes.
- Authors
Koid, Chin Wen; Shaipulah, Nur Fariza M.; Lee, Gaik Ee; Gradstein, S. Robbert; Asakawa, Yoshinori; Andriani, Yosie; Mohammed, Arifullah; Norhazrina, Nik; Chia, Poh Wai; Ramlee, Muhammad Zulhimi
- Abstract
Volatile emissions from 22 bryophyte species from Peninsular Malaysia were collected using a dynamic headspace technique and analyzed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Thirty organic compounds (VOCs) from eight different groups were detected in bryophytes from the montane forest in Cameron Highlands and the lowland dipterocarp forest in Lata Belatan. The headspace of bryophytes in Cameron Highlands was dominated by tetradecane, 2-ethyl-1-hexanol, decanal, pentanoic acid, 2,2,4-trimethyl-3-carboxyisopropyl, isobutyl ester, D-limonene and naphthalene. On the contrary, in the bryophyte headspace of Lata Belatan, naphthalene and tetradecane were dominant compounds. The elevational pattern detected in VOC composition of bryophytes appears to be an evolutionary feature at the family level that needs verification at other sites. The results also confirmed that the VOC composition of bryophytes is species-specific. The roles of VOCs in bryophytes are presented, including plant–plant communication and plant–insect interaction and as an additional taxonomic character in chemotaxonomy.
- Subjects
MALAYA; GAS chromatography/Mass spectrometry (GC-MS); BRYOPHYTES; MOUNTAIN forests; VOLATILE organic compounds
- Publication
Plants (2223-7747), 2022, Vol 11, Issue 19, p2575
- ISSN
2223-7747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/plants11192575