A rapid and simple procedure for the determination of synephrine in dietary supplements by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1468-1472

  Marchei, Emilia ^a   Pichini, Simona ^a   Pacifici, Roberta ^a   Pellegrini, Manuela ^a   Zuccaro, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Citrus aurantium; dietary supplements; Synephrine

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROFORM; OXEDRINE;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUR ORANGE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

CITRUS; FOOD, FORMULATED; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNEPHRINE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33646832547     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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