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VIEW ARTICLE    DOI: 10.1094/ASBCJ-60-0021

Trimethylsilyl Derivatization of Iso-alpha-Acids to Facilitate Gas Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric Analysis. Michael Martinez and Jeffrey J. Willemsen, Willamette University, Salem, OR, 97301. (1) Corresponding author. Phone: (503) 370-6335; Fax: (503) 375-5425; E-mail: <mmartinez@meadowfoam.com> J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 60(1):21-25, 2002. Accepted August 8, 2001.

trans-Iso-alpha-acids were isolated from a commercial isomerized hop extract by way of their dicyclohexylamine salts. Silylation of the iso-alpha-acids was accomplished by heating with hexamethyldisilazane in dimeth­oxypropane. The reaction mixture was analyzed on a gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer and evaluated for evidence of compound degradation. Preliminary results indicate that the derivatives are stable and that further research could illustrate gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as a viable method of iso-alpha-acid analysis. Keywords: Hops, Humulone, Silylation


Los trimetilsilil derivados de los iso-alfa-ácidos facilitan su análisis mediante cromatografía de gases-espectrometría de masas

A partir de un extracto comercial de lúpulo isomerizado se aislaron los trans-iso-alfa-ácidos mediante la formación de sus sales de diciclo­hexilamina. Se consiguió producir los silil derivados de los iso-alfa-ácidos calentándolos con hexametildisilazano en dimetoxipropano. La mezcla de reacción se analizó mediante un cromatógrafo de gases-espectrómetro de masas y se evaluó si había evidencias de compuestos degradados. Los resultados preliminares indican que los derivados son estables y que investigaciones adicionales podrían corroborar que la GC-MS es un método adecuado para el análisis de los iso-alfa-ácidos. Palabras clave: Lúpulos, Humulona, Formación de silil derivados

 
 
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