Development and validation of HPLC method to measure active amines in plant food supplements containing Citrus aurantium L

Food Control

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-142

  Di Lorenzo, Chiara ^a   Dos Santos, Ariana ^a   Colombo, Francesca ^a   Moro, Enzo ^a   Dell'Agli, Mario ^a   Restani, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenergic amines; Citrus aurantium; HPLC; Plant food supplements; Synephrine

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901622817     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.017     Document Type: Article

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