A high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection for the determination of total hypericin in extracts of St. John's wort

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 162-167

  Rückert, Ulla ^a   Eggenreich, Karin ^a   Likussar, Werner ^a   Wintersteiger, Reinhold ^a   Michelitsch, Astrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Glassy carbon electrode; HPLC ED; Hypericin; Hypericum perforatum

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL DETECTION; GLASS; GLASS MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS;

ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; GLASSY CARBON ELECTRODES; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HPLC METHOD; HPLC-ED; HYPERICINS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; RETENTION TIME; ST JOHN'S WORT;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM ACETATE; CARBON; HYPERICIN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; METHANOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PSEUDOHYPERICIN; SILVER CHLORIDE;

AMPEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; ELECTRODE; ELUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STANDARD; TIME;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 33646730478     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.908     Document Type: Article

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