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Identification of geographical origins of Schisandra fruits in China based on stable carbon isotope ratio analysis

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A method based on elemental analyser-isotope ratio mass spectrometer (EA-IRMS) was developed for the identification of the geographical origins of Schisandra fruits which are used as traditional Chinese medicines and important food materials. A total of 96 authentic samples from seven provinces in China were collected and subjected to stable carbon isotope ratio analysis (SCIRA), and the results showed that there were significant differences between the mean δ13C values of samples from different origins. By using single analyte δ13C, the Schisandra fruits from northeast China and south China could potentially be discriminated. A follow-up study will combine trace elements with stable isotope ratios to analyse a larger set of samples, to confirm the discrimination capability of 13C and to enhance the discrimination between close geographical regions.

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Abbreviations

SCIRA:

Stable carbon isotope ratio analysis

EA-IRMS:

Elemental analyser-isotope ratio mass spectrometry

HPLC:

High-performance liquid chromatography

IR:

Infrared spectra

SSR-PCR:

Simple sequence repeat-polymerase chain reaction

HLJ:

Heilongjiang Province

JL:

Jilin Province

LN:

Liaoning Province

SX:

Shaanxi Province

HB:

Hubei Province

HN:

Hunan Province

GX:

Guangxi Province

CF-IRMS:

Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry

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Acknowledgments

This article was supported by the international collaboration project foundation for agro-products safety of Shenyang, China (NO. 1091239-6-00). The authors would like to thank all the workers for sampling, and Professor Zhou Li-kai, professor Walter Steurbaut, and Tineke De Wilde for critical reading of the manuscript. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 110116, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China

    Guo-chen Li, Zhi-jie Wu, Yan-hong Wang, Xing-cai Dong, Bo Li, Shi-cheng Wang & Jie-hua Cui

  2. FYTOLAB cvba, Technologiepark 2/3, 9052, Zwijnaarde, Belgium

    Wei-dong He

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Li, Gc., Wu, Zj., Wang, Yh. et al. Identification of geographical origins of Schisandra fruits in China based on stable carbon isotope ratio analysis. Eur Food Res Technol 232, 797–802 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00217-011-1445-5

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