Detection, identification and quantification by 1H NMR of adulterants in 150 herbal dietary supplements marketed for improving sexual performance

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 102, Issue , 2015, Pages 476-493

  Gilard, Véronique ^a   Balayssac, Stéphane ^a   Tinaugus, Aurélie ^a   Martins, Nathalie ^b   Martino, Robert ^a   Malet Martino, Myriam ^a  

^a Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Dietary supplements; Mass spectrometry; NMR; PDE 5 inhibitors

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; FLIBANSERIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ICARIIN; OSTHOLE; PARACETAMOL; PHENTOLAMINE; PIPERINE; PRASTERONE; SALICIN; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TESTOSTERONE; VARDENAFIL; YOHIMBINE; APHRODISIACS; HYDROGEN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG MARKETING; FOLLOW UP; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MARKETING; METHODS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

APHRODISIACS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HYDROGEN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MARKETING; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84910661382     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.10.011     Document Type: Article

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