Identification of Ambergris from the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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Abstract

A new method for the separation and identification of ambrein in ambergris using adsorption chromatography and 1H and 13C Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (FT-NMR) is presented. We demonstrated the effectiveness of this method by analyzing an approximately 85-year-old sample of suspected ambergris from the New Bedford Whaling Museum (New Bedford, MA). Results prove that ambrein remains a major constituent of ambergris even after 85 years of storage under ordinary conditions.

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Moniz, G. A., & Hammond, G. B. (1996). Identification of Ambergris from the New Bedford Whaling Museum by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. Journal of AOAC International, 79(2), 423–425. https://doi.org/10.1093/jaoac/79.2.423

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