Chemical Analysis

Description of Activities

Comprehensive chemical characterisation of extracts and isolated compounds. This work package employs advanced analytical techniques, such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS), to provide a detailed understanding of the chemical composition of the extracts. The data obtained will be critical for subsequent biological assessments.

Specific Goals

• Comprehensive chemical analysis of recovered materials and compounds using advanced chromatographic methods.
• Construction of a GC-MS and UHPLC-HRMS library to enable identification of compounds in uncharacterized cannabis wastes and monitoring of their enrichment in the extraction steps.
• Purification of compounds from mixtures of congeners (obtained from previously developed extraction methods) by small-scale techniques (e.g., preparative LC) for submission to biological characterisation.
• Characterisation of photochemical and thermal stability of isolated compounds.

Consistency with the PNRR

Section 5.1.2 art.3, art. 6