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Table 3 Compound, retention time (min), quantification and qualifying ions of cannabinoids, and unknown compounds from 10.5 ± 0.3 mg of the mixed inflorescences plant material with a Cannabis sativa accession (chemotype III)

From: Semi-quantitative analysis of cannabinoids in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry

Compound

Retention time (min)

Quantifier ion

Qualifier ions

Sample 1 (mg/kg)

Sample 2 (mg/kg

Sample 3 (mg/kg)

Unknown 1

5.68

313

117, 129

Cannabidivarin

5.91

362

309, 273

2.6

2.6

1.6

Unknown 2

6.37

341

129, 145

Unknown 3

6.40

337

262, 129

Cannabidiol

6.48

390

337, 301

301.5

196.0

186.3

Cannabigerol

7.17

337

391, 460

6.5

4.5

4.3

Cannabichromene

7.19

303

246, 371

42.3

28.2

26.5

Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol

7.47 (not detected)

386

303, 330

1782.0

1096.3

996.3

Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol

7.59

371

386, 315

1730.9

1079.9

972.3

Cannabidiolic acid

7.60

491

559, 453

1583.8

1095.3

987.6

Cannabinol

8.14

367

382, 310

22.1

11.9

13.7

Cannabigerolic acid

8.6 (trace)

561

417, 453

16.3

15.1

11.2

Unknown 4

8.94

419

487, 257

Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid

9.08

487

488, 502

9205.7

7354.1

6858.3

a5-alpha-cholestane

10.46

217

357, 372

  1. aInternal standard