Abstract:
Nothapodytes pittosporoides containing camptothe-cin and its methyl derivatives which are important anti-cancer active ingredients was extensively attracted as an alternative to camptotheca acuminate. Natural volatile constituents of Nothapodytes pittosporoides were extracted by using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) and separated and analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).The relative content of natural volatile constituents for Nothapodytes pittospo-roides was calculated to take area normalization method of chromatographic peak. Through computer retrieval, 80 natural volatile constituents of Nothapodytes pittosporoides were identified. The main ingredients were 2-methyl Butanal (4.851%), 2-Methyl-2-butenal (3.088%), Hexanal (5.780%), 2-Furancarboxaldehyde (40.413%), (E)-2-Hexenal (6.099%), 3-Hexen-1-ol (2.739%), (Z)-Hexenol(3.260%), 1-Hexanol(11.514%) and so on.