Quantitation of abrine, an indole alkaloid marker of the toxic glycoproteins abrin, by liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry when spiked into various beverages

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 11139-11143

  Owens, Janel ^a   Koester, Carolyn ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrin; Abrine; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; INDOLE ALKALOID; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CATTLE; EVALUATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ABRIN; ANIMALS; BEVERAGES; CATTLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS;

EID: 58949100916     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf802471y     Document Type: Article

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