Identification of atractyloside by LC-ESI-MS in alleged herbal poisonings

Forensic Sci Int. 2006 Nov 10;163(1-2):81-92. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.11.010. Epub 2006 Jan 10.

Abstract

An LC-MS screening method was developed to detect the presence of atractyloside (ATR), the toxic principle of a commonly used medicinal plant in South Africa, Callilepis laureola, in biological matrices such as body fluids and human viscera.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Atractyloside / analysis*
  • Atractyloside / poisoning*
  • Body Fluids / chemistry
  • Callilepis* / chemistry
  • Callilepis* / poisoning
  • Chromatography, Liquid
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Humans
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / poisoning
  • Plant Poisoning / diagnosis*
  • Plant Poisoning / pathology
  • Plant Roots / chemistry
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
  • Viscera / chemistry*

Substances

  • Plant Extracts
  • Atractyloside