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Simplified Cannabis Terpene Profiling by GCMS

19 Jan 2017

This application note details a method for the profiling of terpene, a group of aromatic compounds that gives cannabis its fragrance and which are of medicinal interest. The study uses a Shimadzu GCMS-QP2010 SE single quadrupole mass spectrometer with the HS-20 headspace autosampler for sample introduction. The application note describes the operating conditions, sample preparation, calibration, and results of the study.

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