Journal of Chromatographic Science · 1988 · 51 citations · 0 references
PharmacyChemistryPlant SciencesAnalytical ChemistryMass Spectrometric AnalysisSpectroscopic AnalysisAnalytical ChromatographyChromatographic Data AnalysisGas ChromatographyInstrumental AnalysisVolatile Compound ProfilingVolatile Substance AnalysisAnalytical Methods DevelopmentAroma Compound QuantificationEssential Oil AnalysisEssential Oil ExtractionEssential Oil ProfilingExtraction Of Essential OilsVolatile Compound Analysis
The major components of an alkaloid-free, flue-cured, tobacco essential oil sample are isolated and identified. This is accomplished by utilizing modern hyphenated analytical methods. The instrumentation developed to accomplish this are an automated multidimensional gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer/flame ionization detector (MDGC/MS/FID) and a multidimensional gas chromatograph/matrix isolation/Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (MDGC/MI/FTIR). A total of 306 compounds is identified in the essential oil, of which 80 are found as tobacco constituents for the first time.