Detection of aristolochic acid in Chinese phytomedicines and dietary supplements used as slimming regimens

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-36

  Ioset, J R ^a   Raoelison, G E ^a,b   Hostettmann, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Aristolochia fangchi; Aristolochiaceae; Aristolochic acid; Intoxication; LC MS; LC UV

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SWITZERLAND; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS;

ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE;

EID: 0037210410     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(02)00219-3     Document Type: Article

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