Comparative authentication of Hypericum perforatum herbal products using DNA metabarcoding, TLC and HPLC-MS

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1291 - 12
• Main Authors: Raclariu, Ancuta Cristina, Paltinean, Ramona, Vlase, Laurian, Labarre, Aurélie, Manzanilla, Vincent, Ichim, Mihael Cristin, Crisan, Gianina, Brysting, Anne Krag, de Boer, Hugo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.05.2017; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 45/22; 45/47; 45/77; 631/181/2480; 631/208/514/2254; 692/308/2056; Chromatography; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; High-performance liquid chromatography; Humanities and Social Sciences; Hypericum perforatum; Liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Mass spectroscopy; multidisciplinary; Quality control; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Side effects; Thin layer chromatography

Many herbal products have a long history of use, but there are increasing concerns over product efficacy, safety and quality in the wake of recent cases exposing discrepancies between labeling and constituents. When it comes to St. John’s wort ( Hypericum perforatum L.) herbal products, there is lim...