Metabolic profiling of roots of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) from different geographical areas by ESI/MS/MS and determination of major metabolites by LC-ESI/MS and LC-ESI/MS/MS

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 535-544

  Montoro, Paola ^a   Maldini, Mariateresa ^a   Russo, Mariateresa ^b   Postorino, Santo ^a   Piacente, Sonia ^c   Pizza, Cosimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Mediterranea Terina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glycyrrhiza glabra; LC ESI MS; Phenolic compounds; Quantitative analyses; Saponins

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; SAPONIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; NEGATIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; POSITIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FLAVONOIDS; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAPONINS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 78149501242     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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