Allium Chemistry: Supercritical Fluid Extraction and LC-APCI-MS of Thiosulfinates and Related Compounds from Homogenates of Garlic, Onion, and Ramp. Identification in Garlic and Ramp and Synthesis of 1-Propanesulfinothioic Acid S-Allyl Ester

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 4406-4413

  Calvey, Elizabeth M ^a   Matusik, Jean E ^a   White, Kevin D ^a   DeOrazio, Russell ^b   Sha, Deyou ^b   Block, Eric ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Allium cepa; Allium sativum L.; Allium tricoccum Ait; Garlic; LC MS; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Onion; Ramp; Supercritical fluid extraction; Thiosulfinates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000613657     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf970314e     Document Type: Article

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