cis- and trans-linalool 3,7-oxides and methyl salicylate glycosides and (Z)-3-hexenyl β-D-glucopyranoside as aroma precursors from tea leaves for oolong tea

Abstract

Two new alcoholic aroma precursors, cis- and trans-linalool 3,7-oxides 6-O-β-D-apiofuranosyl-β-D-glucopyranosides (1 and 2), as well as two already known compounds, (Z)-3-hexenyl β-D-glucopyranoside (3) and methyl salicylate 6-O-β-D-xylopyranosyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (β-primeveroside: 4), and another new monoterpendiol glycoside, 8-hydroxygeranyl β-primeveroside (5) have recently been isolated as aroma precursors in tea leaves (Camellia sinensis var. sinensis cv. Maoxie) ready for oolong tea processing. © 1996, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.