Microdistillation as a Useful Tool for the Analysis of Minute Amounts of Aromatic Plant Materials

The MicroDistiller (Eppendorf), enables the distillation of aromatic material even in very small quantities. Using the simple microdistillation technique, minute amounts ofCyclotrichium leucotrichum(Stapf ex Rech. fil.) Leblebici andC. stamineum(Boiss. and Hohen.) Manden. and Scheng. were investigated for their volatiles by GC/MS. The main constituents were identified as-caryophyllene (14%), camphor (12%), andp-menth-3-en-8-ol (11%) forC. leucotrichum, and pinocamphone (33%), isopinocamphone (13%), and myrtenyl acetate (9%) forC. stamineum.     

褐煤蜡中树脂组分的化学研究：生物标志化合物

用气相色谱－质谱联用仪对吉林舒兰褐煤蜡树脂和云南寻甸褐煤蜡树脂,进行了生物标志化合物的研究。结果指出,三萜类化合物中含有四环三萜、五环三萜、芳香五环三萜和含氧化合物,其中以Ｃ２５Ａ,Ｂ,Ｃ,Ｄ环－四芳鸟散烷和Ｃ２５Ａ,Ｂ,Ｃ,Ｄ环－四芳奥利烷含量最高,舒兰树脂中这两种化合物的含量高于寻甸树脂约１０倍;无羁萜和３－氧代别桦木烷量亦以舒兰树脂占优势     

Essential Oil and Antimicrobial Evaluation of the Pistacia eurycarpa

The compositions of microdistilled and hydrodistilled essential oils of the mastix ofPistacia eurycarpaYalt. (Anacardiaceae) were compared. The essential oils were analyzed by GC/MS:- andbeta;-pinenes were found as the major constituents. The antimicrobial activity of the hydrodistilled oil was determined due to the ethnomedical uses of the oleo-gum resin on skin diseases.     

GC/MS-positive ion chemical ionization and MS/MS study of volatile benzene compounds in five different woods used in barrel making

Extracts from acacia, chestnut, cherry, mulberry, and oak wood, used in making barrels for aging wine and spirits were studied by GC/MS positive ion chemical ionization (PICI). Wood chips were extracted by a 50% water/ethanol solution and a tartrate buffer pH 3.2-12% ethanol (model wine) solution. The principal compounds identified in extracts were guaiacol-containing aldehydes and alcohols, such as benzaldehyde and derivatives, vanillin and syringaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde and coniferaldehyde, eugenol and methoxyeugenol, guaiacol and methoxyguaiacol derivatives. PICI using methane as reagent gas produced a high yield of the protonated molecular ion of volatile phenols, compound identification was confirmed by collision-induced-dissociation (CID) experiments on [M + H](+) species. MS/MS fragmentation patterns were studied with standard compounds: guaiacol-containing molecules were characterized by neutral methyl and methanol losses, benzaldehyde derivatives by CO loss. Acacia wood extracts contained significant syringaldehyde and anisaldehyde, but no eugenol and methoxyeugenol. Significant syringaldehyde, eugenol and methoxyeugenol, and high vanillin were found in chestnut and oak wood extracts; low presence of volatile benzene compounds was found in mulberry wood extracts. Cherry wood extracts were characterized by the presence of several benzaldehyde derivatives and high trimethoxyphenol.     

顶空进样GC-MS结合保留指数分析墨旱莲挥发性成分

采用顶空-气相色谱-质谱法(HS-GC-MS)对墨旱莲的挥发性成分进行检测,并结合保留指数对其分析鉴定。结果检测到60个组分,鉴定出33个可能的组分,占挥发性成分的70.0%。该研究为墨旱莲药材挥发性成分的指纹图谱研究奠定了基础。     

Composition of the basic fraction of marijuana and tobacco condensates: A comparative study by capillary GC/MS

Summary Combined capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry has been used to characterize the basic fraction of Mexican marijuana and standard tobacco smoke condensates. A thermostable Superox-coated glass capillary column permitted elution of relatively large nitrogen-containing compounds. Substantial qualitative and quantitative differences between the two materials were noted.Dedicated to Dr. L. S. Ettre on the occasion of his 60th birthday.     

GC／MS法测定木香挥发油化学成分

用气相色谱-质谱法对木香挥发油进行化学成分的分析。采用水蒸气馏法从木香中提取挥发油。试用不同类型的毛细管柱进行分析,找出最佳分析条件,用归一化法测定其含量,并用气相色谱-质谱法对化学成分进行鉴定。共鉴定了38个成分,占挥发油总成分的86%以上。方法稳定可靠。重现性好,适用于中药挥发油的化学成分分析。     

Volatile and key odourant compounds of Turkish Berberis crataegina fruit using GC-MS-Olfactometry

This research was conducted to identify the aroma and aroma-active compounds of Berberis crataegina for the first time. Volatile profile of B. crataegina was obtained using the purge and trap extraction method with dichloromethane. Gas chromatography was coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS) allowed the quantitative and qualitative detection of 22 compounds in the sample. Aldehydes were the main chemical group in the sample and followed by aromatic alcohols and lactone. Aroma extract dilution analysis was implemented for the specification of key odourants of B. crataegina. In total, eight key odourants were detected in the extract of the sample, using GC–MS–Olfactometry and aldehydes were the leading chemical group. The key odourants, found to be contributing to the overall aroma in B. crataegina, were nonanal (FD = 1024; green, flowery), hexanal (FD = 512; green) and linalool (FD = 256; flowery, rose) because of high FD factors.     

化学分析中的某些现象

叙述了日常化学分析中所遇到的某些特殊现象,提出了一些解释并展开了讨论     

静态顶空-气相色谱/质谱法同时检测环境水体中59种挥发性有机物

静态顶空法是一种简单、环保的样品前处理方法.通过对比试验,优化了影响静态顶空进样方法灵敏度的主要因素,确定了较佳的样品盐度(40%)、平衡温度(80℃)、平衡时间(10 min)、平衡压力(0.103 4 MPa)、定量环平衡时间(20 s)、进样时间(3 min)等前处理方法参数.采用优化后水样前处理条件及1.00 k V的检测器电压,59种挥发性有机物在特定的线性范围内,标准曲线线性相关系数均大于0.998,方法检出限为丙烯腈4.4μg/L、硝基苯7.6μg/L,其余挥发性有机物(VOCs)介于0.06~1.4μg/L,饮用水源水及污水处理厂进水实际样品加标回收率为60%~110%,精密度(RSD)为0.33%~22%(n=6).建立的静态顶空-气相色谱/质谱法(HS-GC/MS)水样前处理过程自动化,可同时对水中59种挥发性有机物进行检测.     

Qualitative screening for volatile organic compounds in human blood using solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry

A fast and simple screening procedure using solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (SPME‐GC‐MS) in full‐scan mode for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) is presented. The development of a fast and simple screening technique for the simultaneous determination of various volatiles is of great importance, because of their widespread use, frequent occurrence in forensic toxicological questions and the fact that there is often no hint on involved substances at the crime scene. To simulate a screening procedure, eight VOC with different chemical characteristics were chosen (isoflurane, halothane, hexane, chloroform, benzene, isooctane, toluene and xylene). To achieve maximum sensitivity, variables that influence the SPME process, such as type of fiber, extraction and desorption temperature and time, agitation and additives were optimized by preliminary studies and by means of a central composite design. The limits of detection and recoveries ranged from 2.9 µg/l (xylene) to 37.1 µg/l (isoflurane) and 7.9% (chloroform) to 61.5% (benzene), respectively. This procedure can be used to answer various forensic and toxicological questions. The short time taken for the whole analytical procedure may make its eventual adoption for routine analysis attractive. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Determination of volatile organic compounds in the dried leaves of Salvia species by solid-phase microextraction coupled to gas chromatography mass spectrometry

Salvia spp. are used throughout the world both for food and pharmaceutical purposes. In this study, a method involving headspace solid-phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was developed, to establish the volatiles profile of dried leaves of four Iranian Salvia spp.: Salvia officinalis L., Salvia leriifolia Benth, Salvia macrosiphon Boiss. and two ecotypes of Salvia reuterana Boiss. A total of 95 volatiles were identified from the dried leaves of the five selected samples. Specifically, α-thujone was the main component of S. officinalis L. and S. macrosiphon Boiss. (34.40 and 17.84%, respectively) dried leaves, S. leriifolia Benth was dominated by β-pinene (27.03%), whereas α-terpinene was the major constituent of the two ecotypes of S. reuterana Boiss. (21.67 and 13.84%, respectively). These results suggested that the proposed method can be considered as a reliable technique for isolating volatiles from aromatic plants, and for plant differentiation based on the volatile metabolomic profile.     

Chemical composition and variability of the volatile components from inflorescences of Cirsium species

The present study aimed to investigate the chemical composition of the essential oils of inflorescences Cirsium spp. (Asteraceae) by GC/MS method. Essential oils were extracted from the inflorescences of Cirsium pannonicum (Link), Cirsium ligulare Boiss., Cirsium heterophyllum (L.) Hill., Cirsium acaule (L.) Scop., Cirsium oleraceum (L.) Scop., Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill., Cirsium decussatum (Janka) and Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop., using the steam distillation method. A gas chromatography–mass spectrometry method was employed for the analysis of essential oils. Our study shows the differences in chemical composition of volatile oils in the inflorescences of Cirsium spp. The main components of the essential oil were ketones and aldehydes with a long carbon side-chain. Volatile oils also contained small amounts of terpenes: thymol, β-linalool, eugenol, carvacrol and fatty acids with odd number of carbon atoms–waxes. The compounds in the essential oils obtained from inflorescences Cirsium L. species have been identified for the first time.     

GC—MS方法测定等离子体引发丙烯酸酯聚合引发活性种

在等离子体引发的液态丙烯酸酯类单体聚合体系中加入大量链转移剂乙硫醇,得到了端基带有引发活性种的低聚物,利用气相色谱-质谱的多离子检测手段,测定了活性种的结构,结果表明:引发活性种是单体在等离子体区裂解生成的酯基碎片[-C—O—R].进而解释了丙烯酸酯类单体可以由等离子体引发聚合,而苯乙烯不能引发聚合的问题.     

Evaluation of Vetiver Volatile Compound Production under Aeroponic-Grown Conditions for the Perfume Industry

Vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty) is a major tropical perfume crop. Access to its essential oil (EO)-filled roots is nevertheless cumbersome and land-damaging. This study, therefore, evaluated the potential of vetiver cultivation under soilless high-pressure aeroponics (HPA) for volatile organic compound (VOC) production. The VOC accumulation in the roots was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, and the composition of these VOCs was analyzed by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) after sampling by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME). The HPA-grown plants were compared to plants that had been grown in potting soil and under axenic conditions. The HPA-grown plants were stunted, demonstrating less root biomass than the plants that had been grown in potting soil. The roots were slender, thinner, more tapered, and lacked the typical vetiver fragrance. HPA cultivation massively impaired the accumulation of the less-volatile hydrocarbon and oxygenated sesquiterpenes that normally form most of the VOCs. The axenic, tissue-cultured plants followed a similar and more exacerbated trend. Ultrastructural analyses revealed that the HPA conditions altered root ontogeny, whereby the roots contained fewer EO-accumulating cells and hosted fewer and more immature intracellular EO droplets. These preliminary results allowed to conclude that HPA-cultivated vetiver suffers from altered development and root ontology disorders that prevent EO accumulation.     

Development of a method for determination of VOCs (including methylsiloxanes) in biogas by TD-GC/MS analysis using Supel™ Inert Film bags and multisorbent bed tubes

An analytical method based on TD-GC/MS was developed and validated for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including linear and cyclic volatile methylsiloxanes (VMSs), in biogas. Biogas was first sampled in Supel? Inert Film bags and subsequently dynamically sampled onto multisorbent bed tubes (Carbotrap, Carbopack X and Carboxen 569) using portable pump equipment. Two sample volumes, 100 and 250 ml, were evaluated. Desorption efficiency values for both volumes are in the range of 99–100% for almost all studied compounds while breakthrough values (%VOC on sample tube back section) are below 1% for most evaluated VOCs. However, acetaldehyde, carbon disulphide, ethanol and 1,3-butadiene have breakthrough values higher than 5%. Method detection limits were in the range of 0.01–0.8 ng per sample. The most abundant VOCs in biogas were terpenes with concentrations between 500 and 700 mg m^?3. Other important families were ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons and alkanes, with concentrations in the range of 36–46 , 20–35 and 14–16 mg m^?3, respectively. VMSs presented average concentrations of 4.9 ± 0.4 mg m^?3. Additionally, the Supel? Inert Film bags were evaluated for stability for 4 days at room temperature. Although several VOC families’ concentrations in the bag increased or decreased significantly (t-test; p ≤ 0.01, n = 5) 2 days after collection, recoveries were around 70–130% for most studied VOCs. The results shown demonstrate that the presented methodology is reliable and satisfactory for the evaluation of VOCs in biogas and presents an alternative to the currently existing biogas analytical techniques.     

The perspectives of ethanol usage as an internal standard for the quantification of volatile compounds in alcoholic products by GC‐MS

The potential use of ethanol as an internal standard (IS) for GC‐MS analysis was studied. The paper describes the analysis of spirit drinks and other alcoholic products which consist of a mixture of water, ethanol, and volatile compounds. In the suggested method, ethanol was employed as an IS for the common procedure of volatile compounds quantification. A number of standard solutions of nine compounds with different concentrations was prepared in a water‐ethanol matrix and measured with GC‐MS in the SIM mode. Two possible approaches were suggested to avoid detector saturation during ethanol detection. The first one consisted in using less abundant m/z 47 as quantifiers. These ions mainly correspond to unfragmented heavy ethanol molecules containing one ¹³C isotope. The second method consisted in reduction of the voltage of MS electron multiplier. The experiment also included the preparation and subsequent dilution of the standard solution and ethanol with water, which determined the linearity of the modified MS response relative to the ethanol content. Analysis of the obtained results revealed that volatile compounds can be successfully accurately determined with GC‐MS by employing ethanol as an IS. Application of the suggested method is not limited to the reported volatile compounds and alcoholic products.     

FCC汽油GS中硫化物的分布特点

FCC汽油样品GS按沸点切割成六个组分，然后使用配有原子发射光谱检测器的气相色谱仪（GC/AED）分别分析每个馏分样品中的含硫化合物。数据表明，样品中含硫化合物以噻吩和烷基取代噻吩类为主，而且含硫化合物在样品中的分布是不均匀的，随着切割段沸点的提高，含硫化合物含量明显增加，多碳数取代噻吩类化合物含量增加。数据还可以用来参考确定轻、重馏分油切割点，以对轻、重馏分油采取不同的脱硫方法，达到最佳经济效益。     

唇形科植物挥发油化学成分的GC/MS研究

在运用GC/MS技术的基础上采用HELP(直观推导式演进特征投影法)方法研究了九种唇形科植物的化学成分, 并以唇形科植物半枝莲为例详细介绍了HELP的解析过程. 应用总体积积分法测定各成分的相对百分含量. 鉴定出相对共有成分达70余种, 大多数为萜类化合物及其衍生物. 不同的唇形科植物的挥发油化学成分与特征成分有明显差异. 九种药材挥发性成分中均含有桉油精(Eucalyptol, 含量0.10%～1.01%)和芳樟醇(Linalool, 0.11%～3.05%). 利用GC/MS分析法结合化学计量学分辨方法鉴定挥发油化学成分, 比单独使用GC-MS法结果更准确、可靠.