title: Qualitative and quantitative studies of chemical composition of sandarac resin by GC-MS.
abstract: The chemical composition of sandarac resin was investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Six compounds with labdane and pimarane skeletons were identified in the resin. The obtained mass spectra were interpreted and the mass spectrometric behaviour of these diterpenoids under EI conditions was described. Quantitative analysis by the method of internal standard revealed that identified diterpenoids represent only 10-30% of the analysed sample. The sandarac resin from different suppliers was analysed (from Kremer, Okhra, Color Rare, La Marchande de Couleurs, L'Atelier Montessori, Hevea). The analysis of different lumps of resins showed that the chemical composition differs from one lump to another, varying mainly in the relative distributions of the components.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, UMR 8220, CNRS - Université Paris VI, 75005, Paris, France. inna.kononenko@ens.fr.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kononenko
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, UMR 8220, CNRS - Université Paris VI, 75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Viguerie
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, UMR 8220, CNRS - Université Paris VI, 75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochut
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, UMR 8220, CNRS - Université Paris VI, 75005, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D004224:Diterpenes; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D012116:Resins, Plant
chemical_list: D004224:Diterpenes; D012116:Resins, Plant; C433017:labdane
keywords: Diterpenoid; GC-MS; Sandarac; Varnish