Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds and Aroma of Eight Bamboo Species Leaves
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
In my opinion the manuscript could be suitable for publication after major revision. The abstract section should present concrete results of the study. This section is very general and does not include the main results found in the research. For example, the names of the main aldehydes and alcohols are not mentioned, only one from each group is named. No mention is made of any identified terpenoids. The introductory section lacks more information on the HS-SPME-GC-MS technique used. I present list of some errors found in the manuscript.
Ø The title of the manuscript should include the word organic corresponding to the appropriate meaning of VOCs.
Ø Please try and make the Abstract more DIRECT in its statement of the Results and main findings.
Ø On lines 14, 67, 68, 172, and 173 Volatile Organic Compounds is the correct meaning of the acronym VOCs. Correct other sections of the manuscript with the VOC error that may not be mentioned here please.
Ø On line 78 they incorrectly describe the acronym SPME. It was already correctly mentioned in the abstract on lines 20 -21.
Ø The description of the characteristics of HS-SPME-GC-MS is very poor. I recommend using adequate literature for this description in the manuscript, which is important due to the objective of the study. I recommend consulting the following book chapter.
Volatilomics of Natural Products: Whispers from Nature. DOI:10.5772/intechopen.97228
Ø Figure 1 is not clear; it does not provide adequate information if the purpose is to show the chromatographic profile of the 8 bamboo species. There are two options:
1. To present the eight chromatograms without superimposing one on the other.
2. To present three or four chromatograms where the differences are evident. The other chromatograms can be placed in supplementary material.
Ø On line 147 m/z is in italics.
Ø This statement is not entirely true. Line 193.
“…impurities such as siloxane which are likely derived from SPME fibers…”
It is the bleeding of the column that generates the siloxanes rather than the SPME fibers.
Ø The conclusions section is very general, without presenting the main results of the study and instead proposes more perspectives than conclusions.
Comments on the Quality of English Language
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Author Response
Dear Reviewer:
We appreciate your detailed comments and invaluable suggestions for improving our manuscript. We have carefully revised the manuscript by taking account of all the comments.
The detailed revisions are as the attachment. If there are any questions regarding our responses, we would be pleased to address them more fully.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
Journal: horticulturae-2942305-peer-review-v1.pdf
Title: Characterization of volatile compounds and aroma of 8 bamboo species leaves
horticulturae-2942305
Characterization of volatile compounds and aroma of 8 bamboo species leaves
Some minor suggestions are given below:
1- Abstract
Please mention the major compounds identified
2- Mention if a herbarium specimen of each species collected has been deposited in any Herbarium? Include herbarium numbers if available.
3- Section 4.2. Characterization of odour-active compounds in leaves of different bamboo species
Please include a figure with the main compounds identified
4- Table 2. Aroma vitality value (OAV) of eight bamboo species leaves.
It is necessary to include a footnote in the table, where the units of measurement of each of the variables that are reported should be specified.
Odor thresh old (μg·g-1) values should be expressed as Mean ± Standard deviation.
5- 3.3. Odour-active compounds in leaves of different bamboo species
Lines 255-257, page8 “Notably, the numerical difference between the highest and lowest OAV values spans three orders of magnitude, underscoring significant variations in the contributions of different aroma components to the overall bamboo leaf profile.”
In tables 1 and 2, the statistical treatment is not observed, which could support the previous sentence and others, where significant differences are mentioned.
It is necessary to include statistical treatment I Table 1 ad 2.
6-2.3. Statistical analysis
It is necessary to include the specific statistic, which is used for the analysis of differences between concentrations of the compounds between the different populations studied.
The conclusions should be improved. A few lines about the statistical treatment that supports the manuscript should be incorporated.
After revisions, the manuscript should be considered for publication.
Comments on the Quality of English Language
Moderate editing of English language required
Author Response
Dear Reviewer:
We appreciate your detailed comments and invaluable suggestions for improving our manuscript. We have carefully revised the manuscript by taking account of all the comments.
The detailed revisions are as the attachment. If there are any questions regarding our responses, we would be pleased to address them more fully.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
Not Comments
Reviewer 2 Report
Comments and Suggestions for Authors
The suggestions or changes requested have been considered by the authors.
The paper should be accepted in its current state
Comments on the Quality of English Language
Minor editing of English language required
