Persistence of echimidine, a hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid, from honey into mead

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 106-109

  Cao, Y ^a   Colegate, S M ^b   Edgar, J A ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echimidine; Echium plantagineum; Food analysis; Food composition; Food safety; Honey; HPLC MS; Mead; Pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; ECHIUM; ECHIUM PLANTAGINEUM;

EID: 84872656989     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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