Correlation studies between electronic nose response and headspace volatiles of Eurycoma longifolia extracts

• Main Authors: Shafiqul Islam, A.K.M., Ismail, Z., Saad, B., Othman, A.R., Mohd Noor, Ahmad, Ali Yeon, Md Shakaff
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2013
• Subjects: Electronic nose; Eurycoma longifolia; Lipids; Medicinal plants
• Online Access: http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/30830
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Perlis

Most herbs have their own characteristic smell due to the presence of volatile compounds. Traditionally, volatiles are analyzed by using sophisticated and expensive gas chromatography (GC) in tandem with a selective mass spectrometric (MS) detector. An alternative approach is described based on the...