Identification and quantification of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in Chinese herbs by liquid chromatography-ion trap mass spectrometry

Biomedical Chromatography

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1381-1388

  Chen, Qinhua ^a   Zhang, Yulin ^a   Zhang, Wenpeng ^a   Chen, Zilin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs; Liquid chromatography ion trap mass spectrometry; Oleanolic acid; Ursolic acid

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CHINESE HERBS; FRAGMENT IONS; ION-TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLEANOLIC ACIDS; RAPID METHOD; SENSITIVE METHOD; SPECTRA'S; STANDARD SOLUTIONS; URSOLIC ACID;

NEGATIVE IONS;

OLEANOLIC ACID; URSOLIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY;

EID: 80055064655     PISSN: 02693879     EISSN: 10990801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1614     Document Type: Article

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