Investigation of borneols sold in Taiwan by chiral gas chromatography.

J Food Drug Anal

Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.

Published: January 2018

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  • Borneol is a monoterpene commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, available in both natural and chemically synthesized forms in Taipei.
  • The chemically synthesized version contains four stereoisomers: (+)-isoborneol, (-)-isoborneol, (-)-borneol, and (+)-borneol, with variations in their ratios between different products.
  • The survey highlights the need for regulatory standards from Food and Drug Administrations in Asian countries to ensure consistent ratios of these isomers in both types of borneol.

Article Abstract

Borneol is a monoterpene that is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. There are two different products sold in Taipei's traditional Chinese medicine market, natural and chemically synthesized borneol. Chemically synthesized borneol contains four stereoisomers, (+)-isoborneol, (-)-isoborneol, (-)-borneol, and (+)-borneol. The ratio of these four isomers in chemically synthesized and natural borneol products was determined by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. A huge variation between these products is highlighted in this survey. The results suggest that the Food and Drug Administrations in Asian countries should establish a regulatory standard regarding the ratio of the four different borneol isomers in both natural and chemically synthesized borneol.

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