Carboxylic Acids of Moroccan Pinus Pinaster Bark Extract

Abstract

Summary In this work, carboxylic acids of the Moroccan Pinus pinaster bark were studied and analysed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) and Gas Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Several acids, such as gallic, p-hydroxyphenylacetic, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic, salicylic, shikimic, protocatechuic, terephtalic, ferulic, p-coumaric, vanillic, caffeic and isovanillic acids, were detected by direct injection of standard products and by studying the mass spectrum of their trimethylsilyl derivatives.