Determination of purine alkaloids and catechins in different parts of Camellia assamica var. kucha by HPLC-DAD/ESI-MS/MS

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2024-2029

  Lu, Jia Li ^a   Wang, Dong Mei ^a   Shi, Xiang Gang ^a   Yang, De Po ^a   Zheng, Xin Qiang ^b   Ye, Chuang Xing ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Camellia assamica var. kucha; Catechins; HPLC DAD ESI MS MS; Purine alkaloids; Theacrine

Indexed keywords

CAMELLIA ASSAMICA;

EID: 69149097127     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3683     Document Type: Article

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