Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Amygdalin in Sweet and Bitter Almond Kernel in Erbil City Using GC-FID Technique

Authors: Kamal M. Mahmoud¹ & Roza T. Yasin^2
1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq
² Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq

Abstract:This paper described the determination of amygdalin in sweet and bitter almond kernel in Erbil City using GC-FID technique. The effect of wavelength, selecting the best solvent as a mobile phase, flow rate, injection volume, pH, and temperature had been studied, in which the flow rate 10.0 ml min-1 at the concentration range (20-600) μg ml-1 with correlation coefficient and relative error (0.9990, 1.501%) respectively.

Keywords: Determination, Almond, Amygdalin, GC-FID

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doi: 10.23918/eajse.v5i1p25

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