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Application note: Terpenes analysis in cannabis products by liquid injection using the Agilent Intuvo 9000/5977B GC/MS system

In this application, we demonstrated a selective, sensitive method for the analysis of chromatographically resolved terpenes common to Cannabis spp.

Terpenes are volatile and semivolatile chemicals that engender flavour and aroma organoleptic properties to cannabis and cannabinoid products. Cannabis growers and producers use terpene profiles to characterise specific strains of cannabis and hemp. To this end, a robust analytical method is necessary to chemically profile terpenes in cannabis and cannabinoid products prior to use in medicinal and recreational marijuana programs. In this application note, we demonstrated a selective, sensitive, and robust method for the analysis of 40 chromatographically resolved terpenes common to Cannabis spp. using liquid injection GC/MS.