Sample-preparation methods for direct and indirect analysis of natural estrogens

TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue , 2015, Pages 149-164

  Liu, Ze hua ^a,b   Lu, Gui ning ^a,b   Yin, Hua ^a,b   Dang, Zhi ^a,b   Littier, Heather ^c   Liu, Yu ^d,e  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acid solvolysis; Biological sample; Deconjugation efficiency; Direct analysis; Environmental sample; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Estrogen conjugate; Indirect analysis; Natural estrogen; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFICIENCY; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; SOLVENTS;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; DECONJUGATION; DIRECT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; ESTROGEN CONJUGATE; INDIRECT ANALYSIS; NATURAL ESTROGEN; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SOLVOLYSIS;

EID: 84911994051     PISSN: 01659936     EISSN: 18793142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.09.003     Document Type: Review

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