TLC densitometric method for screening of lycopsamine in comfrey root (Symphytum officinale L.) extracts using retrorsine as a reference compound

Due to severe toxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids, their quantification in medicinal products is very important. The idea of this research was to use retrorsine as a surrogate reference compound instead of lycopsamine reference or lycopsamine isolated from comfrey. A method for the analysis of lycop...

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Main Authors: Janeš Damjan, Kreft Samo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Pharmaceutica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/acph-2014-0031