Multi-laboratory validation of a standard method for quantifying proanthocyanidins in cranberry powders

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1473-1478

  Prior, Ronald L ^a   Fan, Ellen ^b   Ji, Hongping ^c   Howell, Amy ^d   Nio, Christian ^e   Paynef, Mark J ^f   Reed, Jess ^g  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Brunswick Laboratories   (United States)

^c Brunswick Laboratories China   (China)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ZAC des Trois Marches   (France)

^f The Hershey Company   (United States)

^g Environmental Toxicology Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial adhesion; BL DMAC; Cranberry; DMAC; Proanthocyanidins; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

4 DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMALDEHYDE; 4-DIMETHYLAMINOCINNAMALDEHYDE; CINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; POWDER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BEVERAGE; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; COLORIMETRY; CRANBERRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FRUIT; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; POWDER; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VALIDATION STUDY; ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BEVERAGES; CALIBRATION; CINNAMATES; COLORIMETRY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FRUIT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; UROPATHOGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI; VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 77954361253     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.3966     Document Type: Article

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