Authenticity control of pine sylvestris essential oil by chiral gas chromatographic analysis of α-pinene

Abstract Numerous terpenes present in essential oils (EOs) display one or more chiral centers. Within the same genus the enantiomeric ratio of these compounds can be different. Thus, the determination of enantiomers is a valuable tool to evaluate authenticity and quality of EOs. In here, the terpene...

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Main Authors: Martina Allenspach, Claudia Valder, Daniela Flamm, Christian Steuer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96356-x