Suncheun Kim Author

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A Case Report on the Analysis of Poisonous Alkaloids in Delphinium Plant by Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry

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Sang Hwan In, Sanggil Choe, Suncheun Kim, Young Joon Jeon and IlUng Seol

A 62-year-old male transferred to a hospital emergency room mentioned that he had drunk a liquor extract from ‘Pokeberry’ (Phytolacca americana). The liquor was summited, dehydrobrownine and delphatine, which were found in plants of the genus Delphinium, were detected via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS). High-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight/mass spectrometry (QTOF/MS) can be used for toxicant identification without reference materials, and the exact mass of the target compound and MSMS fragmentation and isotope ratios can be obtained. Based on this integrated information, a comparison of the chemical structure and fragment ions can be used to identify target compounds. From liquid chromatography-QTOF/MS (LC-QTOF/MS) analysis, delsoline, del... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9841.1000159

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