Evaluation of the botanical authenticity and phytochemical profile of black cohosh products by high-performance liquid chromatography with selected ion monitoring liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3242-3253

  Jiang, Bei ^a   Kronenberg, Fredi ^a   Nuntanakorn, Paiboon ^b   Qiu, Ming Hua ^c   Kennelly, Edward J ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Actaea racemosa; Asian Actaea species; Black cohosh; Cimicifuga racemosa; Dietary supplements; Formononetin; Phenolic constituents; Quality control; Triterpene glycosides

Indexed keywords

FORMONONETIN; GLYCOSIDE; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CIMICIFUGA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CIMICIFUGA; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GLYCOSIDES; ISOFLAVONES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRITERPENES;

CIMICIFUGA DAHURICA; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA;

EID: 33744503982     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0606149     Document Type: Article

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