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Su X, Yu J, Shi Z, Wang Y, Li Y. Headspace solid-phase microextraction comprehensive 2D gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC × GC-TOFMS) for origin traceability of the genus Hymenaea resinites. RSC Adv 2023; 13:14150-14158. [PMID: 37179992 PMCID: PMC10168135 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra00794d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Differentiating the chemical compositions of resinite (amber, copal, and resin) is very crucial for determining the botanical origin and chemical compositions of the fossilised amber and copal. This differentiation also assists in understanding the ecological functions of resinite. Headspace solid-phase microextraction-comprehensive two-dimensional (2D) gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass-spectroscopy (HS-SPME-GC × GC-TOFMS) was firstly proposed and utilised in this research to investigate the chemical components (volatile and semi-volatile compositions) and structures of Dominican amber, Mexican amber, and Colombian copal for origin traceability, which were all produced by trees belonging to the genus Hymenaea. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyse the relative abundances of each compound. Several informative variables were selected, such as caryophyllene oxide, which was only found in Dominican amber, and copaene, which was only found in Colombian copal. 1H-Indene, 2,3-dihydro-1,1,5,6-tetramethyl- and 1,1,4,5,6-pentamethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-indene were abundantly present in Mexican amber, which were the critical fingerprints for the origin traceability of amber and copal produced by trees from the genus Hymenaea of various geological places. Meanwhile, some characteristic compounds were closely related to the invasion of fungi and insects; their links with ancient fungi and insect categories were also decoded in this study and these special compounds could be used to further study the plant-insect interactions.
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- Xiaopeng Su
- Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
- Hubei Engineering Research Centre of Jewellery Wuhan 430074 China
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- Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
- Hubei Engineering Research Centre of Jewellery Wuhan 430074 China
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- Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
- Hubei Engineering Research Centre of Jewellery Wuhan 430074 China
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- Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
- Hubei Engineering Research Centre of Jewellery Wuhan 430074 China
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- Gemmological Institute, China University of Geosciences Wuhan 430074 China
- Hubei Engineering Research Centre of Jewellery Wuhan 430074 China
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Thermal desorption comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to variable-energy electron ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry for monitoring subtle changes in volatile organic compound profiles of human blood. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1501:117-127. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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van der Werf ID, Monno A, Fico D, Germinario G, De Benedetto GE, Sabbatini L. A multi-analytical approach for the assessment of the provenience of geological amber: the collection of the Earth Sciences Museum of Bari (Italy). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 24:2182-2196. [PMID: 27234824 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6963-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The Earth Sciences Museum of the University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy) exhibits a wide collection of amber samples. These have been catalogued as Baltic amber (succinite), Sicilian amber (simetite), amber from New Jersey, Apennine amber and New Zealand copaline. However, some samples revealed to be erroneously classified as a consequence of incorrect information on the labels or in the museum catalogue. This may be due to historical forgeries, as is often the case of simetite, or to a possible exchange of samples that probably occurred during the displacement of the museum collection from the Central University Building to the Geo-environmental and Earth Sciences Department. In this study, all amber samples were systematically investigated with long wave UV rays, attenuated total reflectance (ATR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (Py-GC-MS) using on-line thermally assisted hydrolysis and methylation. The combined use of the latter two analytical techniques allowed for a complete characterisation of the ambers, whereas UV fluorescence showed to be of little value. The compositional data could be used for a better classification and valorisation of the amber samples of the museum collection. Two of the purported amber samples were shown to be copal, while four others are ambers but had been wrongly classified. Moreover, for some samples, it could be established that they had been subjected to treatment with a drying oil.
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- Inez Dorothé van der Werf
- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy.
- Interdepartmental Center "Laboratorio di ricerca per la diagnostica dei Beni Culturali", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy.
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- Interdepartmental Center "Laboratorio di ricerca per la diagnostica dei Beni Culturali", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy
- Geo-environmental and Earth Sciences Department, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, Laboratorio di Spettrometria di Massa Analitica ed Isotopica, University of Salento, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy
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- Department of Cultural Heritage, Laboratorio di Spettrometria di Massa Analitica ed Isotopica, University of Salento, Lecce, 73100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy
- Interdepartmental Center "Laboratorio di ricerca per la diagnostica dei Beni Culturali", University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, 70125, Italy
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Drzewicz P, Natkaniec-Nowak L, Czapla D. Analytical approaches for studies of fossil resins. Trends Analyt Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Havelcová M, Machovič V, Linhartová M, Lapčák L, Přichystal A, Dvořák Z. Vibrational spectroscopy with chromatographic methods in molecular analyses of Moravian amber samples (Czech Republic). Microchem J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Park J, Yun E, Kang H, Ahn J, Kim G. IR and py/GC/MS examination of amber relics excavated from 6th century royal tomb in Korean Peninsula. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 165:114-119. [PMID: 27116473 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2016.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Relics of amber were excavated from King Muryeong's tomb constructed in the 6th century on the Korean peninsula. To estimate the provenance, FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and py/GC/MS (pyrolysis/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) analysis were utilized. The reference Baltic amber sample was also analyzed with the same method for comparison. The relics were confirmed to be amber from the FTIR analysis where an absorption band near 1150cm(-1), characteristic one in Baltic amber, was also observed. In py/GC/MS analysis, pyrolyzed products like butanedioic acid and dehydroabietic acid, known constituents of amber, were observed. In addition, d-fenchyl alcohol, camphor, borneol and butanedioic acid, typical constituents of Baltic amber, were observed in some samples. From this, it appears that some of relics were made from Baltic amber and that Baltic amber was transported to the Korean peninsula in the time of tomb construction.
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- Jongseo Park
- Restoration Technology Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, 132, Munji-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34122, Republic of Korea.
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- Conservation Science Division, National Museum of Korea, 137, Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04383, Republic of Korea.
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- Conservation Science Division, National Museum of Korea, 137, Seobinggo-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, 04383, Republic of Korea.
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- Collections Management Division, National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, 198 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03141, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Cultural Heritage conservation Science, Kongju National University, 56, Gongjudaehak-ro, Gongju-Si, Chungcheongnam-do, 32588, Republic of Korea.
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Bonaduce I, Ribechini E, Modugno F, Colombini MP. Analytical Approaches Based on Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) to Study Organic Materials in Artworks and Archaeological Objects. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2016; 374:6. [PMID: 27572989 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-015-0007-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), after appropriate wet chemical sample pre-treatments or pyrolysis, is one of the most commonly adopted analytical techniques in the study of organic materials from cultural heritage objects. Organic materials in archaeological contexts, in classical art objects, or in modern and contemporary works of art may be the same or belong to the same classes, but can also vary considerably, often presenting different ageing pathways and chemical environments. This paper provides an overview of the literature published in the last 10 years on the research based on the use of GC/MS for the analysis of organic materials in artworks and archaeological objects. The latest progresses in advancing analytical approaches, characterising materials and understanding their degradation, and developing methods for monitoring their stability are discussed. Case studies from the literature are presented to examine how the choice of the working conditions and the analytical approaches is driven by the analytical and technical question to be answered, as well as the nature of the object from which the samples are collected.
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- Ilaria Bonaduce
- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.,Institute for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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