Identification of anatoxins in blue-green algae food supplements using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 525-531

  Draisci, R ^a   Ferretti, E ^a   Palleschi, L ^a   Marchiafava, C ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anatoxins; Blue green algae; Food supplement; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; ANATOXIN; ANATOXIN A; METHANOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; BLUE GREEN ALGA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; IONIZATION; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TABLET; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CYANOBACTERIA; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXOIDS;

EID: 0034987547     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: 14645122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652030118558     Document Type: Article

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