title: Development of new reference material neohesperidin for quality control of dietary supplements.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neohesperidin is an important natural flavanone glycoside distributed in several citrus species. This compound is widely used as a raw material for food additives in the food industry. The request for certified reference materials (CRMs) in dietary supplements was stipulated by the National Administrative Committee for CRMs and was underpinned by the need to improve the accuracy and comparability of measurement data and to establish metrological traceability of analytical results.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This paper reports the sample preparation methodology, homogeneity and stability studies, value assignment and uncertainty estimation of a new certified reference material of neohesperidin (GBW09522). Differential scanning calorimetry, coulometric titration and mass balance methods proved to be sufficiently reliable and accurate for certification purposes. The certified value of neohesperidin CRM is 994 g kg(-1) with an expanded uncertainty of 4 g kg(-1) (k = 2). The reference material described above was homogeneous and stable for 12 months at a storage temperature of 25 °C.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The new CRM of neohesperidin can be used to validate analytical methods and improve the accuracy of measurement data as well as quality control of neohesperidin-related dietary supplements, foods, traditional herbs and pharmaceutical formulations.
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Ningbo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Baoxi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Dezhi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Key laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Tengzhou, Shandong, 277500, China.
authors.forename: Zhaolin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Targets and Screening Research, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
authors.forename: Guanhua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Beijing Key Laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.|Shandong Key laboratory of Polymorphic Drugs, Tengzhou, Shandong, 277500, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000592:standards; D002138:Calibration; D002152:Calorimetry, Differential Scanning; D002681:China; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D019587:Dietary Supplements / Q000032:analysis*; D005513:Food Inspection; D006569:Hesperidin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000592:standards; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011786:Quality Control; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D013997:Time Factors; D017186:Titrimetry; D035501:Uncertainty
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D006569:Hesperidin; C546526:neohesperidin
keywords: coulometric titration; differential scanning calorimetry; high-performance liquid chromatography; neohesperidin; reference material