Application of a multidimensional gas chromatography system with simultaneous mass spectrometric and flame ionization detection to the analysis of sandalwood oil.
The production and trade of Indian sandalwood oil is strictly regulated, due to the impoverishment of the plantations; for such a reason, Australian sandalwood oil has been evaluated as a possible substitute of the Indian type. International directives report, for both the genuine essential oils, specific ranges for the sesquiterpene alcohols (santalols). In the present investigation, a multidimensional gas chromatographic system (MDGC), equipped with simultaneous flame ionization and mass spectrometric detection (FID/MS), has been successfully applied to the analysis of a series of sandalwood oils of different origin. A detailed description of the system utilized is reported. Three santalol isomers, (Z)-α-trans-bergamotol, (E,E)-farnesol, (Z)-nuciferol, epi-α-bisabolol and (Z)-lanceol have been quantified. LoD (MS) and LoQ (FID) values were determined for (E,E)-farnesol, used as representative of the oxygenated sesquiterpenic group, showing levels equal to 0.002% and 0.003%, respectively. A great advantage of the instrumental configuration herein discussed, is represented by the fact that identification and quantitation of target analytes are carried out in one step, without the need to perform two separate analyses.
Dipartimento Farmaco-chimico, Università di Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy.
Danilo
D
Sciarrone
Rosaria
R
Costa
Carla
C
Ragonese
Peter Quinto
PQ
Tranchida
Laura
L
Tedone
Luca
L
Santi
Paola
P
Dugo
Giovanni
G
Dugo
Daniel
D
Joulain
Luigi
L
Mondello
D005410:Flame Ionization / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D007536:Isomerism; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D032123:Santalum / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity
D010938:Plant Oils; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; C076763:sandalwood oil