Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris
We describe determination of the dichloromethane-soluble components of 12 samples of the natural product, ambergris, using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ambergris is produced in vivo in about 1% of Sperm whales and is used in perfumery and for odour fixation. Whilst descrip...
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ftunivplympearl:oai:pearl.plymouth.ac.uk:10026.1/8552 2023-06-11T04:17:07+02:00 Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris Rowland, Steven Sutton, Paul 2017-02-16 1752-1757 Print-Electronic application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8552 https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2017.1290618 en eng Informa UK Limited England ISSN:1478-6419 ISSN:1478-6427 E-ISSN:1478-6427 1478-6419 1478-6427 http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/8552 doi:10.1080/14786419.2017.1290618 2018-2-16 12 months Ambergris ambrein ambrox((R)) GC GC-MS Sperm whale journal-article Journal Article 2017 ftunivplympearl https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2017.1290618 2023-05-04T23:06:59Z We describe determination of the dichloromethane-soluble components of 12 samples of the natural product, ambergris, using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ambergris is produced in vivo in about 1% of Sperm whales and is used in perfumery and for odour fixation. Whilst descriptions of ambergris chemistry appeared until about 40 years ago, few accounts of analyses of whole extracts of multiple samples of ambergris by GC-MS have been published before. As expected, our analyses revealed that the major component (up to 97% of the dichloromethane-soluble material) was ambrein, with co-occurring, variable proportions of steroids. Moreover, we report apparently for the first time, mass spectra and retention indices of derivatised ambrein. These data should now allow reliable, rapid confirmation of even small amounts of jetsam, archived museum and customs samples of ambergris and an assessment of ambergris 'quality'. Article in Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale PEARL (Plymouth Electronic Archiv & ResearchLibrary, Plymouth University) Natural Product Research 31 15 1752 1757 |
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We describe determination of the dichloromethane-soluble components of 12 samples of the natural product, ambergris, using capillary gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Ambergris is produced in vivo in about 1% of Sperm whales and is used in perfumery and for odour fixation. Whilst descriptions of ambergris chemistry appeared until about 40 years ago, few accounts of analyses of whole extracts of multiple samples of ambergris by GC-MS have been published before. As expected, our analyses revealed that the major component (up to 97% of the dichloromethane-soluble material) was ambrein, with co-occurring, variable proportions of steroids. Moreover, we report apparently for the first time, mass spectra and retention indices of derivatised ambrein. These data should now allow reliable, rapid confirmation of even small amounts of jetsam, archived museum and customs samples of ambergris and an assessment of ambergris 'quality'. |
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Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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Chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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chromatographic and spectral studies of jetsam and archived ambergris |
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