Mass spectrometry-based approach in ginseng research: A promising way to metabolomics

Current Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-66

  Wu, Wei ^a   Song, Fengrui ^b   Guo, Dianjing ^c   Mi, Jun ^a   Qin, Qiujie ^a   Yu, Qing ^a   Liu, Shuying ^a,b  

^a CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Ginsenosides; Mass spectrometry; Metabolomics; Panax ginseng

Indexed keywords

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINE; METABOLISM; QUALITY CONTROL;

CRUDE EXTRACT; CURRENT STATUS; FRAGMENTATIONS PATTERN; GINSENOSIDES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY - MASS SPECTROMETRIES; METABOLOMICS; METAL ADDUCTS; PANAX GINSENG; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84855268575     PISSN: 15734110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157341112798472189     Document Type: Review

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