Comparison of techniques for extracting volatile compounds from conifer needles

Autor: James W. Hanover, Charles L. Campbell, A. L. Smith, R. M. Muzika
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of chemical ecology. 16(9)
ISSN: 0098-0331
Popis: Five extraction techniques were used to obtain quantitative measurements of monoterpenes from blue spruce and grand fir needles. Multivariate analysis of variance indicated that there was a significant difference in the amount of each monoterpene extracted by using different techniques. For both species, an 8-hr steam distillation of 10 g of material yielded the greatest amount of each monoterpene. This technique was also the most reproducible in that the coefficients of variation were lowest. A rapid steam distillation was relatively effective for grand fir, but not for blue spruce. A CO2 extraction was unreliable for both species.
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