Determination of ephedrine alkaloids in dietary supplement standard reference materials.
A suite of five ephedra-containing dietary supplement Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) has been issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with certified values for ephedrine alkaloids, synephrine, caffeine, and selected toxic trace elements. The materials represent a variety of natural, extracted, and processed sample matrixes that provide different analytical challenges. The constituents have been determined by multiple independent methods with measurements performed by NIST and by three collaborating laboratories. The methods utilized different sample extraction and cleanup steps in addition to different instrumental analytical techniques and approaches to quantification. In addition, food-matrix proximates were determined by National Food Processor Association laboratories for one of the ephedra-containing SRMs. The SRMs are primarily intended for method validation and for use as control materials to support the analysis of dietary supplements and related botanical materials.
Sander
Lane C
LC
Analytical Chemistry Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA. lane.sander@nist.gov
Sharpless
Katherine E
KE
Satterfield
Mary B
MB
Ihara
Toshihide
T
Phinney
Karen W
KW
Yen
James H
JH
Wise
Stephen A
SA
Gay
Martha L
ML
Lam
Joseph W
JW
McCooeye
Margaret
M
Gardner
Graeme
G
Fraser
Catharine
C
Sturgeon
Ralph
R
Roman
Mark
M
D000470:Alkaloids / Q000032:analysis*; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis*; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000032:analysis*; D005504:Food Analysis; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000470:Alkaloids; D004809:Ephedrine