AIMS This study evaluates the suitability of gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric (GC-MS) analysis to follow-up the extent of benzodiazepine (mis)use in a Belgian prison population and compares it to other analytical strategies (e.g. screening followed by confirmation of the positive samples). DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS From February to August 1998, 598 persons were jailed of which 188 (31.4% ...

Essential oils (EOs) are acclaimed for their antimicrobial properties, leading to multiple applications in various fields. In this work, four aromatic plants were used, namely thyme (Thymus mastichina L.), everlasting (Helychrysum stoechas Moench), European pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) and fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Hydrodistillation was the extraction method obtained extracts compos...

Indonesia is a tropical country that suitable for coffee cultivation, and each producing region has its own unique distinct taste characteristics. This study aimed to determine the characteristics identification of metabolite profile arabica oil. The material used beans obtained from severals Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bukanagara Hamlet, Cupunagara Village, Cisalak, Subang-West...

tional scanning of large genes by extensive PCR multiplexing and two-dimensional electrophoresis: application to the RB1 gene. Human Molecular Genetics 5: 755}761. van OrsouwNJ, Dhanda RK, Rines DR et al. (1998) Rapid design of denaturing gradient-based two-dimensional electrophoretic gene mutational scanning tests. Nucleic Acids Research 10: 2398}2406. Vijg J and van Orsouw NJ (1999) Two-dimen...

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to detect 2-docosanol, a secondary alcohol characteristic of Mycobacterium xenopi, in 7 of 10 analyzed drinking water samples culture positive for that species. GC-MS was also used to detect tuberculostearic acid. Both of these chemical markers were analyzed as halogenated derivatives in the negative-ion-chemical-ionization mode. The numbers...

BACKGROUND A comparative analysis by using static headspace (HS) and steam distillation (SD) GC-MS of the volatile and the semi-volatile secondary metabolites from leaves of cultivated Majorana syriaca. METHODS The essential oils endogenous to cultivated thyme were isolated and identified by HS-GC-MS technology and compared to those from SD-GC-MS. RESULTS The HS-GC-MS results showed that th...

Objective: To make better understanding of the neem seed composition (Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) particularly in Senegal by extraction, proportioning and determination its essential oil. Methods: The extraction oil from seeds is carried out hydro-distillation. Gas Chromatography (GC) Mass Spectrometry (MS) were used for analysis identification components. Findings: yield dry (95.7% matter) 0....