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Chem Biodivers

Title:		"Frankincense Revisited, Part I: Comparative Analysis of Volatiles in Commercially Relevant Boswellia Species"
Author(s):		Niebler J; Buettner A;
Address:		"Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Food Chemistry, Emil Fischer Center, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Henkestrasse 9, DE-91054, Erlangen. Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Food Chemistry, Emil Fischer Center, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU), Henkestrasse 9, DE-91054, Erlangen. andrea.buettner@fau.de"
Journal Title:		Chem Biodivers
Year:		2016
Volume:		13
Issue:		5
Page Number:		613 - 629
DOI:		10.1002/cbdv.201500329
ISSN/ISBN:		1612-1880 (Electronic) 1612-1872 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The genus Boswellia comprises many species which are famous for their production of frankincense, a fragrant gum resin. In the published literature, manifold studies on the volatiles and semivolatiles in individual samples of these gum resins exist, yet very few studies have investigated multiple samples. Contradictory results with regard to the volatile composition exist in literature. In this first part of the study, a large sample set (n = 46) of mostly commercially obtained gum resins and essential oils was investigated by solid-phase microextraction gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. A total of 216 compounds were identified or tentatively identified from the four commercially relevant species, namely B. sacra, B. serrata, B. papyrifera, and B. frereana, and the statistical evaluation of the resulting chemical profiles allowed a clear distinction between the species by their volatile profile. With only few exceptions, the designated species was found to be in accordance with the composition reported in reliable literature sources and detected in botanically identified samples. Chemotaxonomic marker substances were suggested to facilitate the differentiation of commercial gum resins or essential oils based on their volatile profile"
Keywords:		Boswellia/*chemistry Principal Component Analysis Volatile Organic Compounds/*analysis Boswellia Burseraceae Essential oil Frankincense Olibanum Spme-gc/ms;
Notes:		"MedlineNiebler, Johannes Buettner, Andrea eng Switzerland 2016/03/26 Chem Biodivers. 2016 May; 13(5):613-29. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201500329"