title: The use of HPLC for the detection and quantification of formaldehyde in the pteridophyta.
abstract: Formaldehyde, as its dimedone adduct, formaldemethone, has been detected and quantified in all species of Pteridophyta examined. The procedure involved the use of an Hypersil C-18 column, methanol-water (60 : 40 v/v) as the mobile phase and an UV detector set at 258 nm. Quantification was based on peak height. Yields varied from 30 microg/g fresh weight for Polystichum setiferum to 5370 microg/g fresh weight for Selaginella viticulosa.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adrian-Romero
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blunden
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tyihák
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005557:Formaldehyde