The determination of total germanium in real food samples including Chinese herbal remedies using graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy

Food Chemistry

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 411-417

  McMahon, Michael ^a   Regan, Fiona ^a   Hughes, Helen ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid digestion; Complementary medicine; Food; Germanium; Graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy; Herbal remedies; Metal

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; GERMANIUM; GRAPHITE; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ZINC;

ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CARROT; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRY DEPOSITION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT JUICE; GARLIC; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; POTATO; SOYBEAN; VEGETABLE;

ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALOE VERA; DAUCUS CAROTA; GLYCINE MAX; PANAX GINSENG; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZINGIBER OFFICINALE;

EID: 29344471603     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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