HPLC/PDA/ESI-MS evaluation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) adulteration

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1873-1876

  Sabatino, Leonardo ^a   Scordino, Monica ^a,b   Gargano, Maria ^a   Belligno, Adalgisa ^b   Traulo, Pasqualino ^a   Gagliano, Giacomo ^a  

^a Ministero delle politiche agricole alimentari e forestali   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fraud; Marigold; Safflower; Saffron; Spice; Turmeric

Indexed keywords

TURMERIC;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCUS SATIVUS; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARIGOLD; PHOTODIODE ARRAY DETECTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SAFFLOWER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 83455211015     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1100601220     Document Type: Article

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