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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of petitgrain Eureka lemon essential oil by fused silica capillary column gas chromatography mass spectrometry
Author(s) -
Baaliouamer Aoumeur,
Meklati Brahim Y.,
Fraisse Daniel,
Scharff Claude
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740361119
Subject(s) - chemistry , chromatography , mass spectrometry , mass spectrum , essential oil , gas chromatography , gas chromatography–mass spectrometry , kovats retention index , analytical chemistry (journal)
The identification of Algerian petitgrain Eureka lemon essential oil was carried out by gas liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry in electronic impact mode using a fused silica capillary column (FFAP). The results enabled a previous study on this oil to be completed where the relative retention data and chemical derivation reactions had been performed. A preparative gas chromatography was applied to give a better g.c.‐m.s.analysis of minor compounds; thus, two new products (citronellyl n ‐propionate and cedrol) were revealed by this method. Only 80 compounds were identified after indexation of 137 mass spectra and after comparison with those in the literature because most mass spectra data banks are not well adapted for the identification of essential oils. A global comparison of the percentage composition of the major compounds of this oil with those in other petitgrain lemon essential oils has revealed distinct differences. From the mass spectra of nine monoterpenic hydrocarbons, it was shown that comparison of the intensity ratio of the characteristic fragment ions in EI mode, which has been suggested by some authors as a general method of identification of compounds with similar mass spectra, is not reliable.