TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC) to the qualitative analysis of essential oils
AU - Dimandja, Jean Marie D.
AU - Stanfill, Stephen B.
AU - Grainger, James
AU - Patterson, Donald G.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This paper investigates the separation of moderately complex samples by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC). The analysis of peppermint (Mentha piperita) and spearmint (Mentha spicata) essential oil components, including acetates, alcohols, furans, ketones, sesquiterpenes, and terpenes, was achieved by one-dimensional gas chromatography with quadrupole mass spectrometry detection (GC/MSD) and GC x GC with flame ionization detection. Peppermint essential oil was found to contain 89 identifiable peaks by GC x GC compared to 30 peaks in the GC/MSD chromatogram. Likewise, 68 peaks were found in the GC x GC chromatogram of spearmint (compared to 28 in GC/MSD). Plots of the first dimension versus second dimension retention times provided a fingerprint of the two essential oils, which revealed 52 similar compounds between the two essential oils as opposed to 18 matches by 1D GC.
AB - This paper investigates the separation of moderately complex samples by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography (GC x GC). The analysis of peppermint (Mentha piperita) and spearmint (Mentha spicata) essential oil components, including acetates, alcohols, furans, ketones, sesquiterpenes, and terpenes, was achieved by one-dimensional gas chromatography with quadrupole mass spectrometry detection (GC/MSD) and GC x GC with flame ionization detection. Peppermint essential oil was found to contain 89 identifiable peaks by GC x GC compared to 30 peaks in the GC/MSD chromatogram. Likewise, 68 peaks were found in the GC x GC chromatogram of spearmint (compared to 28 in GC/MSD). Plots of the first dimension versus second dimension retention times provided a fingerprint of the two essential oils, which revealed 52 similar compounds between the two essential oils as opposed to 18 matches by 1D GC.
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U2 - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4168(20000301)23:3<208::aid-jhrc208>3.0.co;2-i
DO - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4168(20000301)23:3<208::aid-jhrc208>3.0.co;2-i
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034050185
SN - 0935-6304
VL - 23
SP - 208
EP - 214
JO - HRC Journal of High Resolution Chromatography
JF - HRC Journal of High Resolution Chromatography
IS - 3
ER -