Stability of dietary 5-formyl-tetrahydrofolate and its determination by HPLC: A pilot study on impact of pH, temperature and antioxidants on analytical results

European Food Research and Technology

Volumn 237, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 747-754

  Jastrebova, J ^a   Axelsson, M ^a   Strandler, H S ^b   Jagerstad M ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b National Food Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

5,10 Methenyltetrahydrofolate; 5 Formyltetrahydrofolate; HPLC; Interconversion; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC ACIDS;

5,10-METHENYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE; 5-FORMYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; HPLC; INTERCONVERSIONS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; SAMPLE PRETREATMENT;

ANTIOXIDANTS;

EID: 84899436372     PISSN: 14382377     EISSN: 14382385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00217-013-2046-2     Document Type: Article

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