A rapid liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometryn method for evaluation of synephrine in Citrus aurantium L. samples

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 26, 2005, Pages 9860-9866

  Mattoli, Luisa ^a   Cangi, Francesca ^a   Maidecchi, Anna ^a   Ghiara, Caterina ^a   Tubaro, Michela ^b   Traldi, Pietro ^b  

^a Aboca SpA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bitter orange; Bitter orange extract; Citrus aurantium L. var. amara (L.); Citrus aurantium L. var. sinensis; LC ESI MS MS method; Sweet orange; Sweet orange juice; Synephrine

Indexed keywords

OXEDRINE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; CITRUS FRUIT; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STANDARD; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BEVERAGES; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CITRUS; PLANT EXTRACTS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SYNEPHRINE;

CITRUS AURANTIUM; CITRUS SINENSIS; EPHEDRA;

EID: 30544449361     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf051270+     Document Type: Article

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