Abstract
Allicin produced by alliinase system of Allium hookeri was evaluated via high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Allicin contents of A. hookeri were 56.6±3.5 μg per g of fresh root and 12.7±3.2 μg per g of fresh stem. These values were relatively low as compared with garlic. HPLC-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analyses showed A. hookeri root extract contained ten alkyl thiosulfinates, and the chemical structures were characterized by MS/MS analyses.
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Rhyu, D.Y., Park, S.H. Characterization of alkyl thiosulfinate in Allium hookeri root using HPLC-ESI-MS. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem 56, 457–459 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-013-3069-x
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