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Verification of the authenticity of remains of 18th century medicinal products containing juniper or liquorice
Lener, Tomáš ; Nesměrák, Karel (advisor) ; Kubíčková, Anna (referee)
Three remains of historical pharmaceuticals from 18th century containing juniper (Rob juniperi, Lignum juniperi) or liquorice (Pulvis radicis liquiritiae) were analyzed by HPLC-MS method and their authenticity was verified using a chemotaxonomic approach. Current reference material was the source of chemotaxonomic markers and also a raw material for replication of Rob juniperi according to two period recepies. HPLC-MS method provided good results but wasinsufficienttoanalyzeLignumjuniperi.Therefore,GC-MSmethod wasalsousedto analyzethejunipersamplesand it provided sufficient results to prove the authenticity of both juniper samples. HPLC-MS method identified viridiflorin heptoside for the first time in juniper material, for which as well as for five liquorice markers ESI fragmentation spectra weremeasured and theirpossiblefragmentation mechanismwasproposed.Based on theobtained results, thepreparation ofhistorical samplesfrom the mentioned plants can beconfirmed. Key words: HPLC-MS, GC-MS,Chemotaxonomy, Juniper,Liquorice, Tandemmass spectrometry,Viridiflorin
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