Determination of the biologically active flavour substances thujone and camphor in foods and medicines containing sage (Salvia officinalis L.)

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Walch, Stephan G ^a,b   Kuballa, Thomas ^c   Stühlinger, Wolf ^a   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b BUNDESWEHRZENTRALKRANKENHAUS KOBLENZ   (Germany)

^c Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt ^*  (Germany)

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EID: 79960554072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-5-44     Document Type: Article

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