HS-GC-IMS authenticates the botanical origin of seven types of Italian monofloral honey, annotating the significant volatile compounds by the novel HS- SPME-GC-IMS-MS prototype

Filippo Panni; Andrea Massaro; Lukas Bodenbender; Carmela Zacometti; Roberto Piro; Angela Felicita Savino; Philipp Weller; Alessandra Tata

doi:10.1016/j.microc.2026.117526

journal article May 01, 2026

HS-GC-IMS authenticates the botanical origin of seven types of Italian monofloral honey, annotating the significant volatile compounds by the novel HS- SPME-GC-IMS-MS prototype

Filippo Panni Andrea Massaro

Lukas Bodenbender Carmela Zacometti Roberto Piro Angela Felicita Savino Philipp Weller

Alessandra Tata

Microchemical Journal Vol. 224 pp. 117526 · Elsevier BV

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Sections of Respiratory Disease and Statistics, Department of Oncology, Haematology and Respiratory Disease, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; Laboratory of Microbiology and Virology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico; Department of Paediatrics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; and Medical Direction, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Modena, Italy

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Filippo Panni, Andrea Massaro, Lukas Bodenbender, et al. (2026). HS-GC-IMS authenticates the botanical origin of seven types of Italian monofloral honey, annotating the significant volatile compounds by the novel HS- SPME-GC-IMS-MS prototype. Microchemical Journal, 224, 117526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2026.117526

HS-GC-IMS authenticates the botanical origin of seven types of Italian monofloral honey, annotating the significant volatile compounds by the novel HS- SPME-GC-IMS-MS prototype

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