The Column-10-05-2015

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Analyzing Persistent and Emerging Contaminants in Food

October 05, 2015

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Preventing environmental contaminants from getting in to the food chain is of paramount importance to us all. Yelena Sapozhnikova, a Research Chemist at the Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Wyndmoor, PA, USA, spoke to The Column about her research into the development and evaluation of analytical methods for persistent and emerging organic chemical contaminants in food samples.

Authentication and Routine Screening of Ginsenoside Isomers in Functional Food Products: UHPLC Coupled with Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry

October 05, 2015

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Ginseng has been used worldwide for thousands of years. Thought to possess therapeutic effects, it has been marketed as a natural product for the treatment of disease. This article describes how ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) can be coupled with ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) to profile phytochemicals contained within ginseng and confirm quality.

Blueberry Extracts in Dental Health

October 05, 2015

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Extracts of wild blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium Ait.) contain bioactive molecules that could be used in the development of new therapeutic treatments for the dental disease periodontitis.

Vol 11 No 18 The Column October 05, 2015 Europe and Asia PDF

October 05, 2015

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Click the title above to open The Column October 05, 2015 Europe & Asia issue, Volume 11, Number 18, in an interactive PDF format.

Vol 11 No 18 The Column October 05, 2015 North American PDF

October 05, 2015

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Click the title above to open The Column October 05, 2015 North American issue, Volume 11, Number 18, in an interactive PDF format.