Detection and structure elucidation of hydroxythiovardenafil as an adulterant in a herbal dietary supplement

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 83-91

  Jankovics, Péter ^a   Lohner, Szilvia ^a   Darcsi, András ^b   Németh Palotás, Júlia ^a   Béni, Szabolcs ^b  

^a Orszagos Gyogyszereszeti Intezet   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; LC MS; NMR; PDE 5 inhibitors; Vardenafil analogs

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYTHIOVARDENAFIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; IMIDAZOLES; PIPERAZINES; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SULFONES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRIAZINES;

EID: 84871897475     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.10.013     Document Type: Article

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