Quantification of 4-methylimidazole in class III and IV caramel colors: Validation of a new method based on heart-cutting two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC-LC)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3544-3550

  Moretton, Cédric ^a   Crétier, Gérard ^b   Nigay, Henri ^a   Rocca, Jean Louis ^b  

^a Nigay SA   (France)

^b CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

4 methylimidazole; accuracy profile validation; caramel colors; gas chromatography mass spectrometry; two dimensional liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY PROFILE VALIDATION; CARAMEL COLORS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLIMIDAZOLE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

COLOR; DICHLOROMETHANE; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

4 METHYLIMIDAZOLE; 4-METHYLIMIDAZOLE; COLORING AGENT; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COLORING AGENTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; IMIDAZOLES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79955014058     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf104464f     Document Type: Article

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