Rapid, Statutory Determination of Cannabinoids in Hemp and Cannabis by A-TEEM Spectroscopy

Event Overview:

The ability to determine the statutory classification of cannabis rapidly and cost-effectively is critically important to the cannabis industry, from growers to formulators and manufacturers. THC content is the single piece of information that determines the legal status of a crop or finished product. The quantification of THC is most often obtained by HPLC, a slow and expensive method when compared to spectroscopy. At the same time, most spectroscopic methods – NIR, FT-IR, and Raman – struggle to meet these statutory limits, due to issues with sensitivity and specificity. In this webinar, we will present a better way to determine cannabinoids in hemp and cannabis, using a combination of UV absorbance-transmission and fluorescence excitation emission matrix spectroscopy, called “A-TEEM.” In particular, we will show that:   

• The simultaneous use of UV absorbance-transmission and fluorescence excitation emission matrix spectroscopy (A-TEEM) provides a sensitive, specific, reproducible, and repeatable method for the qualitative and quantitative characterization of cannabinoids in solution.
• The limits of quantification (LOQs) of the A-TEEM method are comparable to those of HPLC, with high values of cross-validation and prediction for chemotype identification.
• Using photons instead of physical separations for component identification, A-TEEM has the benefits that make spectroscopy so attractive for rapid screening: fast (<60 s) measurement times and low per measurement cost.

Key Learning Objectives:

• Introduce the A-TEEM spectroscopic method, which combines UV-Vis absorbance with multidimensional fluorescence.
• Highlight the unique attributes of A-TEEM for detection of low-level components in complex mixtures, specifically cannabinoids in simple methanol extracts.
• Show the benefits of using A-TEEM as an alternative to HPLC for this analysis and other natural products.

Who Should Attend:

• Analysts working in the cannabis industry or in cannabis research.
• Pharma/biopharma QA/QC laboratory analysts and laboratory managers.
• Food industry laboratory analysts and laboratory managers.
• Academics engaged in food, pharmaceutical, and natural products characterization.

For any questions please contact Preranna Singh: psingh@mjhlifesciences.com

Speakers

Adam M. Gilmore
Aqualog Product Manager
HORIBA Instruments Inc.

Adam Gilmore, received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UH Manoa) in the Dept. of Plant Molecular Physiology, and has over 29 years of experience in the field of optical spectroscopy. He has developed and patented application-specific instruments and software methods for HORIBA Inc.’s line of absorbance-transmittance fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (A-TEEM) spectroscopy products utilized in pharma, life sciences, water treatment monitoring, and a variety of other industries.