This chapter focuses on the identification of C 13 -norisoprenoid volatile compounds in free and glycosidically bound forms in lulo (Solanum quitoense), lulo del Chocó (Solanum topiro) and mammee apple (Mammea americana). Thirteen C 13 --norisoprenoids were identified in lulo plant (pulp and peelings of the fruit, flowers and leaves) in free and bound forms. Furthermore, by chromatographic and spectroscopic means we could identify in lulo leaves the new compound (6R,9R)-13--hydroxy-3-oxo-α-ionol 9-O-β-D-glucopyranoside, the known (3S,5R,8R)-3,5-dihydroxy-6,7-megastigmadien-9-one 5-Ο-β -D-glucopyranoside, (6S,9R) vomifoliol 9-O-β-D-gluco -pyranoside, (35)-3-hydroxy-5,6-epoxy-β-ionol 9-O-β-D-glu -copyranoside and (6R,9R)-3-oxo-α-ionol 9-O-β-D-gluco -pyranoside. The role of the second mentioned glucoside as a precursor of β-damascenone and 3-hydroxy-β-damascone was also established. With the aid of capillary GC and capillary GC-MS (EI, NCI) of TFA glycoside derivatives, several C 13 -norisoprenoid glucoconjugates including the novel 3,6-epoxy -7-megastigmene-5,9-diol β-D-glucopyranoside could be identified in lulo del Chocó and mammee apple. C I3 -Norisoprenoids are important carotenoid metabolites that contribute to the overall flavor of many fruits, such as ,e.g. grapes, (Vitis vinifera) (1,2), rasp-
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