Optimized LC/MS/MS analysis of morphine and codeine in poppy seed and evaluation of their fate during food processing as a basis for risk analysis

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 54, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 5292-5298

  Sproll, Constanze ^a   Perz, Roland C ^a   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a  

^a Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Codeine; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS MS); Morphine; Opiates; Papaver somniferum L.; Poppy seed

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; MORPHINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD HANDLING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PAPAVER; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CODEINE; FOOD HANDLING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MORPHINE; PAPAVER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEEDS;

PAPAVER;

EID: 33747020099     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0608975     Document Type: Article

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