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Chromatographic fingerprint analysis for evaluation of Ginkgo biloba products

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The flavonoids and the terpene lactones are regarded as the two main active components of Ginkgo biloba that affect human health. In the work discussed in this paper, two analytical methods for the characterization of G. biloba authentic materials and commercial products, an LC–UV chromatographic fingerprinting method and a traditional flavonol quantification method, were compared. The traditional method was used to determine the total flavonol content (as glycosides) after acid hydrolysis. The fingerprinting method examined the chromatographic profiles of methanol–water extracts using chemometric methods. The traditional method showed that all the commercial products met the current voluntary standard of 24% flavonols by weight. The chromatographic fingerprinting method revealed significant variations in the commercial products with regard to the relative concentration of individual flavonols.

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Acknowledgement

This research was supported by the Office of Dietary Supplements at the National Institutes of Health under an Interagency Agreement. We thank Dr Lane C. Sander of NIST for providing the NIST Ginkgo Standard Reference Materials.

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Appendices

Appendix 1

Peak areas for all peaks

Peak number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Retention time (min)

4.56

10.31

11.1

12.08

12.87

13.75

14.08

14.66

15.55

16.04

16.31

16.91

17.19

18

19.21

19.49

20.09

21.45

21.85

22.44

23.21

Sample 1

8.5

16.2

25.6

32.1

1.0

72.7

12.0

17.2

43.8

1.0

29.3

38.8

50.9

33.7

1104.6

0.1

17.6

1.0

1.0

78.7

55.7

9.0

16.5

25.6

31.4

1.0

72.8

12.3

17.1

44.6

1.0

29.5

39.0

50.9

33.5

1081.5

0.1

17.9

1.0

1.0

79.6

57.7

8.6

16.6

25.8

32.4

1.0

72.8

11.1

15.7

44.6

1.0

29.6

40.7

56.6

43.2

1065.4

0.1

17.0

1.0

1.0

80.4

57.6

Sample 2

1.0

18.0

20.4

25.1

1.0

57.7

1.0

16.8

14.6

1.0

26.5

33.3

40.7

13.2

113.8

26.1

5.8

6.0

5.3

8.2

5.2

1.0

18.3

20.6

25.2

1.0

57.6

1.0

17.0

14.8

1.0

26.6

33.6

40.8

13.1

106.3

26.2

5.9

6.7

5.5

8.0

5.3

1.0

18.1

20.9

25.3

1.0

58.6

1.0

17.5

14.4

1.0

26.6

33.7

40.9

13.3

104.1

26.2

5.8

6.6

5.1

7.7

5.2

Sample 3

1.0

61.9

79.4

77.0

14.0

185.6

1.0

60.2

83.7

11.9

78.9

100.7

196.0

63.3

45.0

116.0

27.1

17.7

15.7

32.5

17.5

1.0

61.7

78.9

76.5

14.7

184.9

1.0

52.9

86.1

10.8

79.6

101.1

196.5

63.9

47.9

116.4

24.3

16.5

14.7

33.2

17.2

1.0

61.7

70.4

77.1

14.7

184.6

1.0

58.4

82.8

11.0

80.0

100.9

195.4

62.3

49.2

114.3

23.5

18.4

16.7

30.9

16.5

Sample 4

1.0

6.1

5.6

7.2

1.0

64.9

1.0

6.3

16.5

1.0

6.2

8.2

25.4

12.5

44.4

19.5

7.8

5.1

1.0

25.8

12.4

1.0

6.4

5.7

7.7

1.0

68.8

1.0

5.4

15.4

1.0

6.2

8.0

26.0

12.3

43.6

19.0

7.4

5.1

1.0

24.6

12.4

11.3

38.1

62.2

64.1

10.7

309.1

1.0

38.6

74.1

12.1

71.4

85.8

146.9

61.3

66.4

73.7

19.1

19.2

13.9

42.2

20.5

Sample 5

11.2

38.2

62.4

64.2

8.8

310.5

1.0

35.6

74.6

11.4

70.6

85.2

142.8

58.0

62.2

79.4

20.4

18.8

13.2

43.4

19.8

10.8

38.5

62.4

64.1

10.8

311.8

1.0

36.6

69.7

10.9

70.8

85.0

142.7

57.8

59.3

79.5

20.3

18.9

13.2

42.4

19.5

1.0

6.2

5.9

6.8

1.0

71.4

1.0

6.7

14.6

1.0

6.0

8.0

25.0

12.0

42.7

17.0

7.5

5.0

1.0

25.2

12.9

Sample 6

1.0

14.4

17.7

28.0

1.0

297.9

1.0

22.6

57.0

1.0

35.3

50.4

96.8

41.3

137.8

69.2

35.5

11.8

8.3

106.8

75.8

1.0

14.5

17.8

28.0

1.0

298.4

1.0

22.3

57.1

1.0

35.6

50.9

97.5

40.4

135.8

71.5

31.8

11.5

9.7

107.7

76.9

1.0

14.5

17.7

28.0

1.0

311.4

1.0

22.9

54.7

1.0

34.2

49.6

94.6

40.2

131.7

68.9

33.1

11.9

8.9

108.9

75.6

Sample 7

1.0

16.6

19.9

21.2

1.0

136.0

5.0

16.3

21.3

5.0

25.0

32.9

48.5

16.3

7.8

24.3

6.0

5.8

1.0

6.5

1.0

1.0

16.4

20.0

21.2

1.0

136.4

5.0

16.4

20.8

5.0

25.0

33.1

48.8

16.3

7.8

24.1

5.9

6.2

1.0

6.7

1.0

1.0

16.4

19.9

21.2

1.0

135.9

5.0

16.1

20.9

5.0

25.0

32.8

48.4

16.5

6.8

24.1

5.2

5.9

1.0

6.2

1.0

Sample 8

1.0

21.8

21.6

31.9

1.0

270.0

1.0

20.8

26.1

1.0

34.0

47.1

53.9

20.1

19.2

31.2

8.5

8.2

1.0

17.8

9.3

1.0

21.8

21.4

32.2

1.0

269.7

1.0

21.1

21.0

1.0

34.3

47.0

53.6

20.0

18.0

31.0

8.4

7.8

1.0

16.8

9.6

1.0

21.6

21.3

31.9

1.0

267.7

1.0

19.8

21.7

1.0

34.1

46.4

53.1

20.0

17.7

31.1

8.3

7.6

1.0

16.3

9.8

Sample 9

1.0

15.2

13.5

21.9

1.0

174.9

1.0

12.9

13.2

1.0

24.3

32.8

33.2

12.3

9.0

18.5

5.2

5.9

1.0

7.8

5.3

1.0

15.1

13.2

22.0

1.0

175.1

1.0

13.6

13.5

1.0

24.2

32.8

33.2

12.3

9.4

18.8

5.1

5.1

1.0

6.5

5.2

1.0

15.1

13.0

21.9

1.0

174.5

1.0

13.2

13.3

1.0

24.1

32.7

33.0

12.4

9.4

18.6

5.2

5.5

1.0

6.0

5.3

Sample 10

1.0

19.0

25.5

20.2

1.0

276.0

1.0

21.3

23.8

1.0

26.2

36.0

52.3

16.4

12.3

26.5

6.8

6.5

1.0

9.8

5.2

1.0

19.0

25.6

20.6

1.0

276.0

1.0

20.7

24.1

1.0

26.1

35.8

52.0

16.4

11.6

26.7

7.4

5.7

1.0

9.4

5.1

1.0

19.1

25.7

20.5

1.0

276.9

1.0

21.2

24.1

1.0

26.1

35.9

52.2

16.3

12.4

26.7

6.7

5.9

1.0

9.2

5.1

Sample 11

5.0

1.0

22.2

1.0

1.0

1004.4

1.0

1.0

80.0

1.0

19.3

27.8

95.3

49.9

137.5

78.8

24.4

12.7

10.3

66.5

40.2

5.0

1.0

22.5

1.0

1.0

1005.3

1.0

1.0

80.9

1.0

19.3

27.7

95.1

49.4

132.0

77.9

23.8

12.9

8.5

67.0

42.3

5.0

1.0

22.2

1.0

1.0

1003.3

1.0

1.0

80.7

1.0

19.5

27.8

95.4

50.2

121.3

79.4

24.4

12.6

8.8

66.9

41.7

Sample 12

1.0

5.0

5.6

6.9

1.0

595.2

1.0

1.0

21.2

1.0

10.3

17.0

31.8

13.9

31.5

17.4

5.5

1.0

1.0

19.1

13.2

1.0

5.1

5.5

6.7

1.0

595.4

1.0

1.0

21.0

1.0

10.1

17.2

32.0

13.7

31.8

17.6

6.1

1.0

1.0

18.3

13.4

1.0

5.1

6.1

6.1

1.0

594.8

1.0

1.0

21.2

1.0

10.1

17.0

31.9

13.7

31.4

17.3

6.4

1.0

1.0

19.0

12.8

Sample 13

1.0

5.6

5.8

8.4

1.0

674.5

1.0

5.2

11.4

1.0

16.2

24.3

12.3

6.5

64.6

7.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

11.2

6.9

1.0

5.4

6.7

8.8

1.0

675.2

1.0

6.6

11.1

1.0

16.3

24.2

12.4

6.6

62.4

7.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

11.1

7.3

1.0

5.6

5.5

8.9

1.0

673.7

1.0

6.0

11.4

1.0

16.5

24.5

12.6

6.3

60.7

6.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

11.4

7.2

Sample 14

5.0

10.4

9.7

12.8

1.0

789.5

1.0

5.6

6.7

1.0

23.6

31.6

13.8

6.6

40.6

8.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

5.3

4.0

5.0

10.0

9.4

12.7

1.0

791.6

1.0

5.3

7.4

1.0

23.5

31.6

13.5

6.3

38.0

8.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

5.3

4.0

5.0

10.1

8.9

12.8

1.0

791.4

1.0

6.0

7.4

1.0

23.6

31.5

13.5

6.3

37.7

7.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

5.3

4.0

AHP

4.0

39.5

17.2

48.8

1.0

190.0

1.0

33.5

19.3

1.0

125.0

123.0

50.6

12.8

6.2

37.7

6.5

7.2

5.5

8.4

6.8

4.0

39.6

17.0

48.8

1.0

190.2

1.0

33.6

19.4

1.0

125.8

123.2

50.9

13.2

6.5

42.2

6.2

7.2

5.0

8.2

6.3

4.0

39.7

17.1

48.8

1.0

190.0

1.0

33.8

19.4

1.0

123.6

123.6

51.2

13.8

6.4

38.1

6.6

7.7

5.3

7.8

6.3

SRM 3246

2.0

21.0

18.6

20.1

1.0

52.1

3.0

10.5

12.0

1.0

27.8

16.4

30.6

7.6

1.0

22.2

5.0

5.2

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

21.2

18.8

20.1

1.0

53.0

3.0

11.2

11.8

1.0

28.0

16.4

30.8

7.6

1.0

22.2

5.6

5.1

1.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

21.0

18.8

20.0

1.0

51.4

3.0

9.9

11.6

1.0

22.5

16.4

30.5

7.4

1.0

22.0

5.0

5.5

1.0

2.0

1.0

SRM 3247

6.4

43.1

30.7

39.9

1.0

102.7

8.7

23.9

25.8

5.0

44.9

38.8

52.6

15.6

1.0

28.4

5.0

5.8

6.0

2.0

1.0

6.8

43.5

30.6

39.9

1.0

105.1

9.0

25.6

25.8

5.0

44.9

39.0

53.1

15.7

1.0

28.2

6.1

5.7

5.0

2.0

1.0

6.9

43.7

30.6

39.8

1.0

105.9

9.2

26.6

25.4

5.0

44.8

39.2

53.0

15.5

1.0

28.2

5.1

5.6

5.0

2.0

1.0

SRM 3248

10.8

68.7

48.0

62.5

1.0

168.9

17.1

41.6

41.8

7.8

72.8

64.1

88.8

26.1

1.0

51.7

10.6

10.5

8.5

5.6

2.0

10.0

68.8

48.5

62.9

1.0

171.8

17.5

42.2

41.7

7.9

72.5

63.9

88.3

25.7

1.0

47.9

9.6

9.1

7.9

5.6

2.0

10.0

68.7

48.9

62.9

1.0

173.1

19.3

42.3

41.4

7.8

72.7

63.7

88.6

26.0

1.0

47.8

10.3

9.9

8.6

5.7

2.0

Appendix 2

Data set used for PCA analysis

Peak number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Retention time (min)

4.56

10.31

11.1

12.08

12.87

13.75

14.08

14.66

15.55

16.04

16.31

16.91

17.19

18

19.21

19.49

20.09

21.45

21.85

22.44

23.21

Sample 1

0.01

0.12

0.15

0.16

0.01

1.00

0.04

0.12

0.16

0.04

0.18

0.24

0.36

0.12

0.06

0.18

0.04

0.04

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.01

0.12

0.15

0.16

0.01

1.00

0.04

0.12

0.15

0.04

0.18

0.24

0.36

0.12

0.05

0.18

0.04

0.04

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.01

0.12

0.15

0.16

0.01

1.00

0.04

0.12

0.15

0.04

0.18

0.24

0.36

0.12

0.06

0.18

0.04

0.05

0.01

0.05

0.01

Sample 2

0.01

0.09

0.07

0.13

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.08

0.08

0.01

0.14

0.19

0.19

0.07

0.05

0.11

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.09

0.08

0.13

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.08

0.08

0.01

0.14

0.19

0.19

0.07

0.05

0.11

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.03

0.01

0.09

0.08

0.13

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.07

0.08

0.01

0.14

0.19

0.19

0.07

0.05

0.11

0.03

0.03

0.01

0.04

0.03

Sample 3

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.03

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.03

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.04

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.02

0.05

0.03

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.03

0.02

Sample 4

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.12

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.07

0.08

0.00

0.13

0.17

0.20

0.07

0.07

0.12

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.06

0.04

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.12

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.00

0.13

0.17

0.20

0.07

0.07

0.11

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.06

0.04

0.00

0.08

0.08

0.12

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.10

0.00

0.13

0.17

0.20

0.07

0.07

0.12

0.03

0.03

0.00

0.07

0.03

Sample 5

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.10

0.05

0.12

0.08

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.07

0.04

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.09

0.05

0.14

0.08

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.07

0.04

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.08

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.09

0.05

0.13

0.08

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.07

0.04

Sample 6

0.01

0.09

0.08

0.10

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.09

0.20

0.01

0.08

0.11

0.35

0.17

0.60

0.24

0.11

0.07

0.01

0.35

0.18

0.02

0.09

0.09

0.11

0.02

1.00

0.02

0.10

0.25

0.02

0.10

0.13

0.39

0.19

0.68

0.30

0.12

0.08

0.02

0.40

0.19

0.01

0.09

0.08

0.11

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.08

0.22

0.01

0.09

0.12

0.38

0.18

0.63

0.28

0.11

0.07

0.01

0.36

0.18

Sample 7

0.01

0.33

0.43

0.41

0.08

1.00

0.01

0.29

0.47

0.06

0.43

0.55

1.06

0.35

0.26

0.63

0.13

0.09

0.08

0.18

0.09

0.01

0.33

0.43

0.41

0.08

1.00

0.01

0.32

0.45

0.06

0.43

0.54

1.06

0.34

0.24

0.63

0.15

0.10

0.08

0.18

0.09

0.01

0.33

0.38

0.42

0.08

1.00

0.01

0.32

0.45

0.06

0.43

0.55

1.06

0.34

0.27

0.62

0.13

0.10

0.09

0.17

0.09

Sample 8

0.00

0.07

0.09

0.07

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.09

0.00

0.09

0.13

0.19

0.06

0.04

0.10

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.07

0.09

0.07

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.09

0.00

0.09

0.13

0.19

0.06

0.04

0.10

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.07

0.09

0.07

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.09

0.00

0.09

0.13

0.19

0.06

0.04

0.10

0.02

0.02

0.00

0.04

0.02

Sample 9

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.03

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.05

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

Sample 10

0.02

0.31

0.35

0.44

0.02

1.00

0.02

0.29

0.25

0.02

0.46

0.58

0.71

0.23

1.97

0.45

0.10

0.10

0.09

0.14

0.09

0.02

0.32

0.36

0.44

0.02

1.00

0.02

0.30

0.26

0.02

0.46

0.58

0.71

0.23

1.85

0.45

0.10

0.12

0.09

0.14

0.09

0.02

0.31

0.36

0.43

0.02

1.00

0.02

0.30

0.25

0.02

0.45

0.58

0.70

0.23

1.78

0.45

0.10

0.11

0.09

0.13

0.09

Sample 11

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.09

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.09

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.01

0.10

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.01

Sample 12

0.03

0.12

0.20

0.21

0.03

1.00

0.00

0.12

0.22

0.03

0.23

0.27

0.46

0.19

0.19

0.25

0.06

0.06

0.04

0.14

0.06

0.04

0.12

0.20

0.21

0.03

1.00

0.00

0.11

0.24

0.04

0.23

0.27

0.46

0.19

0.20

0.26

0.07

0.06

0.04

0.14

0.06

0.04

0.12

0.20

0.21

0.03

1.00

0.00

0.12

0.24

0.04

0.23

0.28

0.48

0.20

0.21

0.24

0.06

0.06

0.04

0.14

0.07

Sample 13

0.12

0.23

0.35

0.45

0.01

1.00

0.15

0.22

0.61

0.01

0.41

0.56

0.78

0.59

14.63

0.00

0.23

0.01

0.01

1.10

0.79

0.12

0.23

0.35

0.43

0.01

1.00

0.17

0.23

0.61

0.01

0.41

0.54

0.70

0.46

14.86

0.00

0.25

0.01

0.01

1.09

0.79

0.12

0.22

0.35

0.44

0.01

1.00

0.17

0.24

0.60

0.01

0.40

0.53

0.70

0.46

15.19

0.00

0.24

0.01

0.01

1.08

0.77

Sample 14

0.00

0.05

0.06

0.09

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.07

0.18

0.00

0.11

0.16

0.30

0.13

0.42

0.22

0.11

0.04

0.03

0.35

0.24

0.00

0.05

0.06

0.09

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.07

0.19

0.00

0.12

0.17

0.33

0.14

0.46

0.24

0.11

0.04

0.03

0.36

0.26

0.00

0.05

0.06

0.09

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.08

0.19

0.00

0.12

0.17

0.32

0.14

0.46

0.23

0.12

0.04

0.03

0.36

0.25

AHP

0.02

0.21

0.09

0.26

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.18

0.10

0.01

0.66

0.65

0.27

0.07

0.03

0.20

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.02

0.21

0.09

0.26

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.18

0.10

0.01

0.66

0.65

0.27

0.07

0.03

0.22

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.02

0.21

0.09

0.26

0.01

1.00

0.01

0.18

0.10

0.01

0.65

0.65

0.27

0.07

0.03

0.20

0.03

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.03

SRM 3246

0.04

0.40

0.36

0.39

0.02

1.00

0.06

0.20

0.23

0.02

0.53

0.31

0.59

0.15

0.02

0.43

0.10

0.10

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.04

0.40

0.35

0.38

0.02

1.00

0.06

0.21

0.22

0.02

0.53

0.31

0.58

0.14

0.02

0.42

0.11

0.10

0.02

0.04

0.02

0.04

0.41

0.37

0.39

0.02

1.00

0.06

0.19

0.23

0.02

0.44

0.32

0.59

0.14

0.02

0.43

0.10

0.11

0.02

0.04

0.02

SRM 3247

0.06

0.42

0.30

0.39

0.01

1.00

0.08

0.23

0.25

0.05

0.44

0.38

0.51

0.15

0.01

0.28

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.02

0.01

0.06

0.41

0.29

0.38

0.01

1.00

0.09

0.24

0.25

0.05

0.43

0.37

0.51

0.15

0.01

0.27

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.01

0.07

0.41

0.29

0.38

0.01

1.00

0.09

0.25

0.24

0.05

0.42

0.37

0.50

0.15

0.01

0.27

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.01

SRM 3248

0.06

0.41

0.28

0.37

0.01

1.00

0.10

0.25

0.25

0.05

0.43

0.38

0.53

0.15

0.07

0.31

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.03

0.01

SRM 3248

0.06

0.40

0.28

0.37

0.01

1.00

0.10

0.25

0.24

0.05

0.42

0.37

0.51

0.15

0.06

0.28

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.03

0.01

0.06

0.40

0.28

0.36

0.01

1.00

0.11

0.24

0.24

0.05

0.42

0.37

0.51

0.15

0.07

0.28

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.03

0.01

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Chen, P., Ozcan, M. & Harnly, J. Chromatographic fingerprint analysis for evaluation of Ginkgo biloba products. Anal Bioanal Chem 389, 251–261 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-007-1386-9

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