Fast and comprehensive analysis of secondary metabolites in cocoa products using ultra high-performance liquid chromatography directly after pressurized liquid extraction

Journal of Separation Science

Volumn 39, Issue 16, 2016, Pages 3113-3122

  Damm, Irina ^a   Enger, Eileen ^b   Chrubasik Hausmann, Sigrun ^c   Schieber, Andreas ^a   Zimmermann, Benno F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Institut Prof Dr Georg Kurz GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chocolate; Cocoa; Flavanols; Liquid chromatography; Pressurized liquid extraction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COCOA; FLAVONOIDS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUIDS; METABOLITES; ORGANIC ACIDS;

CHOCOLATE; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; FLAVANOLS; PRESSURIZED LIQUID EXTRACTION; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES;

EXTRACTION;

CAFFEIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CATECHIN; COUMARIC ACID; EPICATECHIN; FLAVONOL; FLAVONOL DERIVATIVE; GALLIC ACID; GLYCOSIDE; MONOMER; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOL; PROCYANIDIN; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; THEOBROMINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ARTICLE; CACAO; CALIBRATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION AND EXTRACTS; FLOW RATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRESSURIZED LIQUID EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; STEREOISOMERISM; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

EID: 84983446378     PISSN: 16159306     EISSN: 16159314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201600422     Document Type: Article

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