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Table 2 Mass spectral data for significant components in each of the six museum artefacts

From: Chemical characterisation of museum-curated ethnographic resins from Australia and New Guinea used as adhesives, medicines and narcotics

Artefact

Elution Time (mins)

Peak

Significant components, common name

Significant components, systematic name

Main m/zvalues, (relative intensities), base peak in bold, [m+]

Reference

Also present in:*

PRM23

11.3

 

Cinnamaldehyde

2-Propenal, 3-phenyl-

51(29), 77(44), 103(55), 104, 131(100), [132(59)]

NIST05

Xanthorrhoea arborea ; X. resinosa

12.8

 

Cinnamic acid, methyl ester

2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, methyl ester

51(17), 77(34), 103(60), 131(100), [162(53)]

NIST05

X. arborea; X. preissii; X. quadrangulata; X. resinosa

14.1

 

Benzaldehyde,3,4-dimethoxy

3,4-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde

51(13), 77(19), 95(27), 151(13), [166(100)]

NIST05

X. arborea; X. resinosa

16.4

 

Cinnamic acid, p-methoxy

2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)

63(9), 89(15), 118(12), 133(30), 161(100), [192(76)]

NIST05

X. arborea; X.australis; X. media; X. resinosa ; X. semiplana tateana

17.2

 

Cinnamic acid, p-hydroxy-, methyl ester

2-Propenoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-methyl ester

65(14), 91(23), 119(30), 147(100), [178(65)]

NIST05

All Xanthorrhoea samples

23.4

 

Chalcone, 2’,6’-dihydroxy-4’-methoxy-

2-Propen-1-one,1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)1-3-phenyl-,[E]

95(31), 110(15), 138(37), 166(59), 193(90), [270(100)]

NIST05

X. australis; X. preissii; X. quadrangulata; X. resinosa ; X. semiplana tateana

23.5

 

Cinnamyl cinnamate (Cinnamic acid, cinnamyl ester)

2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, 3-phenyl-2-propenyl ester

51(7), 77(16), 103(23), 115(30), 117(32), 131(100), 219(15), [264(6)]

NIST05

X. arborea; X. resinosa

25.7

 

5-Hydroxy-4’,7-dimethoxyflavanone

5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-4H-chromen-4-one

69(6), 91(20), 121(65), 134(100), 166(19), 193(16), [300(69)]

NIST05

X. arborea; X. johnsonii; X. media; X. quadrangulata; X. resinosa

26.3

 

Sakuranin

(2R)-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one

69(18), 95(22), 120(35), 167(92), 193(31), 286(100), [448(0)]

NIST05

X. australis; X. media; X. preissii; X. quadrangulata; X. resinosa ; X. semiplana tateana

26.4

Unk A

-

-

65(11), 91(27), 117(56), 147(100), 186(8), 235(14)

-

X. preissii; X. resinosa

26.9

Unk B

-

-

71(12), 95(13), 121(13), 138(14), 151(100), 164(74), 193(14), 330(66)

--

X. australis; X. media; X. resinosa

PRM25

13.1

a

Vanillin

Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-

52(10), 81(22), 123(16), 151(100), [152(90)]

NIST05

Callitris spp.; Xanthorrhoea spp.

13.8

b

Isoeugenol

Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)-

55(14), 77(27), 103(25), 131(22), 149(34), [164(100)]

NIST05

 

15.5

c

-

-

52(7), 77(4), 108(9), 123(19), 151(100)

-

 

16.4

d

-

-

51(6), 79(13), 94(5), 122(7), 137(10), 165(100)

-

 

18.3

e

-

-

51(9), 65(12), 77(18), 91(25), 103(63), 131(41), 159(77), 175(32), 191(31), 205(50), 206(100)

-

 

25.9

f

-

-

77(7), 137(18), 202(8), 311(11), 326(100)

-

 

26.8

g

-

-

77(24), 123(20), 137(22), 151(100), 165(61), 192(43), 206(28), 370(27)

-

 

27.1

h

-

-

79(5), 165(100), 203(20), 341(10), 384(26)

-

 

27.3

i

Cinnamic acid-related

 

145(47), 161(17), 192(100), 206(29)

[31]

Xanthorrhoea spp.

28.4

j

-

-

77(13), 137(100), 165(51), 208(41), 273(12), 384(8)

-

 

PRM26

13.1

a

Vanillin

Benzaldehyde, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-

52(9), 81(24), 123(15), 151(100), [152(91)]

NIST05

Callitris spp.; Xanthorrhoea spp.

13.8

b

Isoeugenol

Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)-

55(14), 77(26), 103(25), 131(21), 149(33), [164(100)]

NIST05

 

15.5

c

-

-

52(7), 77(5), 108(9), 123(19), 151(100)

-

 

16.4

d

-

-

51(5), 79(11), 94(5), 122(7), 137(9), 165(100)

-

 

18.3

e

-

-

51(9), 65(12), 77(18), 91(25), 103(63), 131(41), 159(77), 175(32), 191(31), 205(50), 206(100)

-

 

25.9

f

-

-

77(7), 137(18), 202(8), 311(11), 326(100)

-

 

26.8

g

-

-

77(24), 123(20), 137(22), 151(100), 165(72), 192(62), 206(28), 370(27)

-

 

27.1

h

-

-

79(11), 165(100), 203(16), 341(10), 384(20)

-

 

27.3

i

Cinnamic acid-related

 

145(49), 161(18), 192(100), 206(22)

[31]

Xanthorrhoea spp.

28.4

j

-

-

77(13), 137(100), 165(51), 208(41), 273(12), 384(8)

-

 

PRM27

19.0

-

Palmitic acid, methyl ester

Hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester

57(57), 74(100), 87(75), 99(16), 143(21), 227(16), 270(12)

NIST05

Apis sp.; A. mellifera[32]

20.7

-

Oleic acid, methyl ester

9-Octadecenoic acid, methyl ester

55(100), 69(70), 74(61), 83(57), 97(52), 111(26), 123(20), 180(13), 222(20), 264(26), 296(5)

NIST05

20.9

-

Stearic acid, methyl ester

Octadecanoic acid, methyl ester

55(28), 74(100), 87(73), 97(11), 143(22), 199(8), 255(13), 298(14)

NIST05

25.8

-

-

Tetracosanoic acid, methyl ester

74(100), 87(75), 99(29), 113(23), 143(15), 339(8), [382(32)]

NIST05

27.0

-

-

Nonacosane

57(100), 71(79), 85(61), 99(21), 113(14), 127(10), 141(8), [408(2)]

NIST05

Apis sp.

28.5

-

-

Hentriacontane

57(100), 71(78), 85(59), 99(21), 113(13), 141(7), [436(1)]

NIST05

28.8

-

Montanic acid, methyl ester

Octacosanoic acid, methyl ester

57(45), 74(100), 87(87), 143(33), 395(17), [438(50)]

NIST05

Apis sp.; A. mellifera[32]

30.9

-

Melissic acid, methyl ester

Triacontanoic acid, methyl ester

57(51), 74(100), 87(91), 97(20), 129(12), 143(34), 423(17), [466(61)]

NIST05

31.9

-

β-Amyrin

(3β)Olean-12-en-3-ol

95(9), 119(10), 189(14), 203(44), 218(100), [426(5)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. luzonicum; C. salomonense

32.1

-

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a,14b-octadecahydro-2H-picen-3-one

Olean-12-en-3-one

55(15), 95(14), 203(79), 218(100), 409(10), [424(20)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. salomonense

32.7

-

α-Amyrin

(3β)Urs-12-en-3-ol

69(32), 95(28), 135(27), 189(26), 207(60), 218(100), [426(11)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. luzonicum; C. salomonense

PRM28

31.5

-

4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a,14b-octadecahydro-2H-picen-3-one

Olean-12-en-3-one

55(15), 95(24), 203(63), 218(100), 409(7), [424(64)]

NIST05

Canarium luzonicum

31.9

-

β-Amyrin

(3β)Olean-12-en-3-ol

95(14), 119(11), 189(13), 203(43), 218(100), [426(5)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. luzonicum ; C. salomonense

32.7

-

α-Amyrin

(3β)Urs-12-en-3-ol

69(38), 95(33), 135(14), 189(20), 203(21), 218(100), 411(23), [426(4)]

NIST05

34.4

-

Lanostan-related

-

297(54), 393(26), 421(25), 453(100), [468(23)]

NIST05

Canarium luzonicum

PRM29

30.5

-

Ursadienol

Ursa-9(11), 12-dien-3-ol

55(14), 69(14) 119(10), 145(10), 171(9), 189(5), 255(35), 406(13), [424(100)]

NIST05

Canarium salomonense

31.1

-

Ursadienone

Ursa-9(11),12-dien-3-one

55(61), 69(67), 133(24), 255(40), 269(26), 407(13), [422(100)]

NIST05

31.9

-

β-Amyrin

(3β)Olean-12-en-3-ol

95(16), 119(11), 189(16), 203(48), 218(100), [426(6)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. luzonicum; C. salomonense

32.3

-

α-Amyrin

(3β)Urs-12-en-3-ol

69(14), 95(17), 135(18), 189(23), 203(24), 218(100), [426(7)]

NIST05

Canarium salomonense

32.7

-

α-Amyrin

(3β)Urs-12-en-3-ol

69(13), 95(15), 135(15), 189(20), 203(21), 218(100), 411(3), [426(9)]

NIST05

Canarium indicum; C. luzonicum; C. salomonense

33.1

-

α-Amyrin

(3β)Urs-12-en-3-ol

69(14), 95(15), 135(15), 189(21), 203(21), 218(100), 411(3), [426(4)]

NIST05

Canarium salomonense

33.7

-

Ursene-related

-

57(33), 122(17), 135(16), 189(23), 203(21), 218(100), 424(12), [454(6)]

NIST05

  1. *Accepted taxonomic names as according to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) at http://www.ipni.org.
  2. Bold type denotes the species identification for the sample.