Negative result: Chemical forensic attribution of ricin preparations using fatty acids analysed with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

• Published in: Forensic Science International. Reports Vol. 2; p. 100127
• Main Authors: Webster, Renée L., Ovenden, Simon P.B., Yousef, Jumana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.12.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: castor oil; Chemical attribution; Fatty acid methyl esters; Multivariate analysis; Ricin; castor oil; Multivariate analysis; Ricin; Fatty acid methyl esters; Chemical attribution

Here, samples of castor oil were extracted from Australian Ricinus communis seeds. The extracted oils were esterified and the derivatives characterised by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The fatty acid composition of the oils was profiled, enabling the trace fatty acid components of ca...