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ArticleJournal of food and drug analysis2018

Development and validation of a Fast gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method for the determination of cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L.

Vladimiro Cardenia, Tullia Gallina Toschi, Simona Scappini, Rosamaria Cristina Rubino, Maria Teresa Rodriguez-Estrada

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Article in Journal of food and drug analysis, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vladimiro CardeniaInterdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Cesena, 47521, Italy.
Tullia Gallina ToschiInterdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Cesena, 47521, Italy.
Simona ScappiniDepartment of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, 40127, Italy.
Rosamaria Cristina RubinoEnecta B.V, Amsterdam, 1058DA, Netherlands.
Maria Teresa Rodriguez-EstradaInterdepartmental Centre for Industrial Agrofood Research, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Cesena, 47521, Italy.
University of Bologna · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A routine method for determining cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa L. inflorescence, based on Fast gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (Fast GC/MS), was developed and validated. To avoid the decarboxylation of carboxyl group of cannabinoids, different derivatization approaches, i.e. silylation and esterification (diazomethane-mediated), reagents and solvents (pyridine or ethyl acetate), were tested. The methylation significantly increased the signal-to-noise ratio of all carboxylic cannabinoids, except for cannabigerolic acid (CBGA). Since diazomethane is not commercially available, is considered a hazardous reactive and requires 1-day synthesis by specialized chemical staff, silylation was used along the whole validation of a routine method. The method gave a fast (total analysis time < 7.0 min) and satisfactory resolution (R > 1.1), with a good repeatability (intraday < 8.38%; interday < 11.10%) and sensitivity (LOD < 11.20 ng/mL). The Fast GC/MS method suitability for detection of cannabinoids in hemp inflorescences, was tested; a good repeatability (intraday < 9.80%; interday < 8.63%), sensitivity (LOD < 58.89 ng/mg) and robustness (<9.52%) was also obtained. In the analyzed samples, the main cannabinoid was cannabidiolic acid (CBDA, 5.19 ± 0.58 g/100 g), followed by cannabidiol (CBD, 1.56 ± 0.03 g/100 g) and CBGA (0.83 g/100 g). Δ9-tetrahydrocannabivarine (THCV) was present at trace level. Therefore, the developed routine Fast GC/MS method could be a valid alternative for a fast, robust and high sensitive determination of main cannabinoids present in hemp inflorescences.

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CannabinoidsCannabisGas Chromatography-Mass SpectrometryMolecular StructurePlant ExtractsSensitivity and SpecificityCannabinoidsPlant ExtractsCannabinoidsCannabisDecarboxylationFast gas chromatographyMethylation

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