Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric analysis of compound K, a ginseng saponin metabolite, in rat plasma

Analytical Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1307-1318

  Ji, Hye Young ^a   Lee, Hye Won ^a   Kim, Hui Hyun ^a   Kim, Hae Kyoung ^a   Kim, Yoon Chul ^a   Sohn, Dong Hwan ^a   Kim, Jaec Baek ^b   Lee, Hye Suk ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonpharm Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compound K; Ginseng saponin metabolite; LC MS; Plasma

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM FORMATE; GINSENG SAPONIN; LITHOSPERMIC ACID; LITHOSPERMIC ACID B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ION MONITORING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; PLASMA; RAT;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 2942594000     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AL-120035900     Document Type: Article

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