Analysis of herbal dietary supplements for sexual performance enhancement: First characterization of propoxyphenyl-thiohydroxyhomosildenafil and identification of sildenafil, thiosildenafil, phentolamine and tetrahydropalmatine as adulterants

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-150

  Balayssac, Stéphane ^a   Gilard, Véronique ^a   Zedde, Chantal ^a   Martino, Robert ^a   Malet Martino, Myriam ^a  

^a UPS)   (France)

Author keywords

Adulterants; Dietary supplements; MS; NMR; Propoxyphenyl thiohydroxyhomosildenafil

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; OSTHOLE; PHENTOLAMINE; PROPOXYPHENYL THIOHYDROXYHOMOSILDENAFIL; SILDENAFIL; TETRAHYDROPALMATINE; THIOSILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

APHRODISIACS; BERBERINE ALKALOIDS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PENILE ERECTION; PHENTOLAMINE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PURINES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFONES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84858071347     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.01.035     Document Type: Article

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