Journal:A high-throughput method for the comprehensive analysis of terpenes and terpenoids in medicinal cannabis biomass
| Full article title | A high-throughput method for the comprehensive analysis of terpenes and terpenoids in medicinal cannabis biomass |
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| Journal | Metabolites |
| Author(s) | Krill, Christian; Rochfort, Simone; Spangenberg, German |
| Author affiliation(s) | AgriBio, the Centre For AgriBioscience |
| Primary contact | Email: christian dot krill at agriculture dot vic dot gov dot au |
| Year published | 2020 |
| Volume and issue | 10(7) |
| Article # | 276 |
| DOI | 10.3390/metabo10070276 |
| ISSN | 2218-1989 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
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Abstract
Cannabis and its secondary metabolite content have recently seen a surge in research interest. Cannabis terpenes and terpenoids in particular are increasingly the focus of research efforts due to the possibility of their contribution to the overall therapeutic effect of medicinal cannabis. Current methodology to quantify terpenes in cannabis biomass mostly relies on large quantities of biomass, long extraction protocols, and long gas chromatography (GC) gradient times, often exceeding 60 minutes. They are therefore not easily applicable in the high-throughput environment of a cannabis breeding program. The method presented here, however, is based on a simple hexane extract from 40 mg of biomass, with 50 μg/mL dodecane as internal standard, and a gradient of less than 30 minutes. The method can detect 48 individual terpenes and terpenoids and was validated for selectivity, linearity, limit of detection/limit of quantitation (LOD/LOQ), precision, intermediate precision, and accuracy (recovery) for 22 terpenes and terpenoids. The validation parameters are comparable to previously published studies that employ significantly longer runtimes and/or more complex extraction protocols. It is currently being applied to medicinal cannabis precision breeding programs.
Keywords: cannabis volatiles, terpenes, terpenoids, profiling, high-throughput method
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