SRC-FRANKINCENSE-2015 · PRIMARY

Identification of odorants in frankincense (Boswellia sacra Flueck.) by aroma extract dilution analysis and two-dimensional gas chromatography–mass spectrometry/olfactometry

Johannes Niebler & Andrea Buettner · Phytochemistry

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Published2015-01

DOI10.1016/j.phytochem.2014.10.030

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frankincenseBoswellia sacraincenseolibanum

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Key odorants of frankincense resin ↗

Aroma extract dilution analysis of frankincense (Boswellia sacra) resin from Somalia and Oman detected 23 odorants; key odorants included α-pinene, β-myrcene, linalool, p-cresol and two unidentified sesquiterpenoids.

Unburnt resin of one Boswellia species; the smoke of burning incense and other incense blends were not studied.

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