Quantification of the predominant monomeric catechins in baking chocolate standard reference material by LC/APCI-MS

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 531-537

  Nelson, Bryant C ^a   Sharpless, Katherine E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catechin; Chocolate; Epicatechin; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Standard reference material

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN; EPICATECHIN; SUGAR; TRYPTOPHAN DERIVATIVE; TRYPTOPHAN METHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CACAO; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; EXTRACTION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PROCESSING; ION MONITORING; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID SOLID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATERIALS TESTING; METHODOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIAL;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CACAO; CANDY; CATECHIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 0037471580     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0207474     Document Type: Article

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