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Automated HPLC‐HRGC: A powerful method for essential oils analysis. Part V. identification of terpene hydrocarbons of bergamot, lemon, mandarin, sweet orange, bitter orange, grapefruit, clementine and mexican lime oils by coupled HPLC‐HRGC‐MS(ITD)
Author(s) -
Mondello Luigi,
Dugo Paola,
Bartle Keith D.,
Dugo Giovanni,
Cotroneo Antonella
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
flavour and fragrance journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.393
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1099-1026
pISSN - 0882-5734
DOI - 10.1002/ffj.2730100106
Subject(s) - chemistry , orange (colour) , rutaceae , essential oil , chromatography , hydrocarbon , clementine (nuclear reactor) , botany , food science , organic chemistry , nuclear chemistry , biology
A fully automated HPLC‐HRGC‐MS(ITD) system was used for the analysis of the terpene hydrocarbon fraction of eight essential oils: bergamot, lemon, mandarin, sweet orange, bitter orange, grapefruit, clementine and Mexican lime. The system allows the isolation by LC of the hydrocarbon fraction followed by transfer into the GC and identification of the single components by MS(ITD). LC‐GC‐MS coupling gives more accurate results than those obtained from GC‐MS analysis of the whole essential oil. The results obtained were compared with those reported in the literature, and represent a reference for the characterization of the citrus essential oils.