Assessment of some diterpenoids in commercial distilled gin

Vichi, Stefania; Aumatell, Montserrat Riu; Buxaderas, Susana; López-Tamames, Elvira

doi:10.1016/j.aca.2008.09.005

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“…Totarol has previously been isolated from Juniperus procera and other plants within the Cuppressaceae family (Constantine et al, 2001;Iwamoto et al, 2001;Muhammad et al, 1995;Sharp et al, 2001). It has recently been detected in some commercial gin samples aromatised with Juniperus communis berries (Vichi et al, 2008). Its isolation from the roots has never been reported.…”

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Antimycobacterial terpenoids from Juniperus communis L. (Cuppressaceae)

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Franzblau

et al. 2009

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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Antimycobacterial terpenoids from Juniperus communis L. (Cuppressaceae)

Gordien

Gray

Franzblau

et al. 2009

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…From the Cupressaceae family, juniper ( Juniperus communis L.) is the only species that occurred in Belgium during the middle ages although it was probably rare in the study area as it prefers poor, sandy soils like the coastal dunes and the Campine region. Moreover, juniper berries have been commonly used in medieval Europe as a fragrant material [76] and contain totarol as the major diterpenoid constituent [77].…”

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Holy Smoke in Medieval Funerary Rites: Chemical Fingerprints of Frankincense in Southern Belgian Incense Burners

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Frankincense, the oleogum resin from Boswellia sp., has been an early luxury good in both Western and Eastern societies and is particularly used in Christian funerary and liturgical rites. The scant grave goods in late medieval burials comprise laterally perforated pottery vessels which are usually filled with charcoal. They occur in most regions of western Europe and are interpreted as incense burners but have never been investigated with advanced analytical techniques. We herein present chemical and anthracological results on perforated funerary pots from 4 Wallonian sites dating to the 12–14th century AD. Chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis of lipid extracts of the ancient residues and comparison with extracts from four Boswellia species clearly evidence the presence of degraded frankincense in the former, based on characteristic triterpenoids, viz. boswellic and tirucallic acids, and their myriad dehydrated and oxygenated derivatives. Cembrane-type diterpenoids indicate B. sacra (southern Arabia) and B. serrata (India) as possible botanical origins. Furthermore, traces of juniper and possibly pine tar demonstrate that small amounts of locally available fragrances were mixed with frankincense, most likely to reduce its cost. Additionally, markers of ruminant fats in one sample from a domestic context indicate that this vessel was used for food preparation. Anthracological analysis demonstrates that the charcoal was used as fuel only and that no fragrant wood species were burned. The chars derived from local woody plants and were most likely recovered from domestic fires. Furthermore, vessel recycling is indicated by both contextual and biomarker evidence. The results shed a new light on funerary practices in the Middle Ages and at the same time reveal useful insights into the chemistry of burned frankincense. The discovery of novel biomarkers, namely Δ2-boswellic acids and a series of polyunsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons, demonstrates the high potential for organic chemical analyses of incense residues.

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“…The composition of mono, sesqui, and oxygenated terpenes allowed the differentiation of London Dry gin from gins with other geographical indications . Similarly, the composition of diterpenoids allowed the differentiation of various gin brands . The composition of juniper essential oil used to formulate gin is usually too complex to separate all sample components by standard capillary GC, thus the use of multidimensional chromatography is recommended .…”

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Enantiomeric distribution of major chiral volatile organic compounds in juniper‐flavored distillates

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S̆pánik

2014

J of Separation Science

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The enantiomeric ratios of chiral volatile organic compounds in juniper-flavored spirits produced by various processing technologies in different EU countries were determined by multidimensional GC using solid-phase microextraction and liquid-liquid extraction as a sample pretreatment procedure. In total, more than 260 compounds were detected in studied spirits from which linalool, α-terpineol, 4-terpineol, linalool oxides, α-pinene, and verbenone were selected for enantiomeric separation. The significant differences in enantiomeric ratio of linalool and cis-linalool oxide allowed us to distinguish between samples produced in Slovakia and the United Kingdom from those produced in Germany, Czech Republic, and Belgium. The pure enantiomer of trans-linalool oxide was found only in samples from Germany. It was shown that the enantiomeric ratio is independent of the sample treatment procedure, and only small differences up to 1% were observed.

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Assessment of some diterpenoids in commercial distilled gin

Cited by 22 publications

References 32 publications

Antimycobacterial terpenoids from Juniperus communis L. (Cuppressaceae)

Antimycobacterial terpenoids from Juniperus communis L. (Cuppressaceae)

Holy Smoke in Medieval Funerary Rites: Chemical Fingerprints of Frankincense in Southern Belgian Incense Burners

Enantiomeric distribution of major chiral volatile organic compounds in juniper‐flavored distillates

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