Long-term stability of thujone, fenchone, and pinocamphone in vintage preban absinthe

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2782-2785

  Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a   Nathan Maister, David ^b   Breaux, Theodore A ^c   Kuballa, Thomas ^a  

^a Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

^b Oxygenee Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Absinthe; Accelerated aging; Alcoholic beverages; Artemisia absinthium L.; Fenchone; Long term storage; Pinocamphone; Thujone; UV irradiation; Wormwood

Indexed keywords

1,3,3 TRIMETHYL 2 NORCAMPHANONE; BETA THUYONE; BETA-THUJONE; BORNANE DERIVATIVE; GLASS; NORBORNANE DERIVATIVE; PINOCAMPHONE; TERPENE;

ABSINTHE; ARTICLE; DRUG STABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSINTHE; BORNANES; DRUG STABILITY; FOOD PACKAGING; GLASS; MONOTERPENES; NORBORNANES; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM;

EID: 64549163711     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf803975m     Document Type: Article

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