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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Divergent Evolution of Volatile Compounds in Wild Ginseng Across Growth Years: Terpene Accumulation and Overall Pyrazine Decline Revealed by HS-GC-IMS.

Lili Cui, Hongying Guo, Yuhe Ren, Rui Wang, Meiling Jin, Tianxing Zhao, Ze Zhang, Xuan Li, Hui Zhao

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Lili CuiInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8818-147X
Hongying GuoInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Yuhe RenInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Rui WangInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Meiling JinInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Tianxing ZhaoInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Ze ZhangInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Xuan LiInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.
Hui ZhaoInstitute of Special Wild Economic Animal and Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun 130112, China.

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The CAAS Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program CAAS-ASTIP-ISAPS-2026(No.013)
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Abstract

The volatile compounds (VOCs) evolution of wild ginseng (WG) across growth years is not a unidirectional process but a divergent remodeling of the chemical fingerprint. In this study, HS-GC-IMS combined with chemometrics was employed to characterize the dynamic changes in VOCs in WG at four growth stages (10, 15, 20, and 25 years). Samples were collected from three independent sites, with ≥5 roots pooled per site per age group to obtain population-representative composite samples. A total of 68 VOCs were tentatively identified and semi-quantified. Terpenes and pyrazines exhibited the most pronounced directional trends: terpenes such as camphene, (E,E)-α-farnesene, and β-ionone accumulated progressively (increases of 242%, 74.6%, and 93.4%, respectively), whereas pyrazines showed an overall decline through distinct trajectories-2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine declined monotonically (57.3%), 2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine decreased moderately (27.7%), and 2,5-dimethylpyrazine exhibited a transient peak at 20 years before a sharp terminal decline (52.3%). In contrast, the majority of compounds (66%) displayed non-monotonic patterns, underscoring the complexity of this divergent evolution. Partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) effectively distinguished samples across growth years (R

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PanaxPyrazinesTerpenesVolatile Organic CompoundsGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryPlant RootsPyrazinesTerpenesVolatile Organic Compoundschemical fingerprintflavor compoundsgas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry (GC-IMS)growth yearspartial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA)quality assessmentwild ginseng

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