Ethyl 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-β-carboline-3-carboxylate: A novel β-carboline found in alcoholic beverages

Food Chemistry

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-321

  Herraiz, Tomas ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FERMENTACIONES INDUSTRIALES CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; ETHYL 1 METHYL 1,2,3,4 TETRAHYDRO BETA CARBOLINE 3 CARBOXYLATE; TRYPTOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIASTEREOISOMER; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; WINE;

EID: 0032950374     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00066-7     Document Type: Article

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