High Speed, High Resolution Analysis (Part 33) Analysis of Gingerol and Shogaol in Ginger

Introduction

Ginger is not only used as a spice, but has also been used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine since ancient times. Investigation into the efficacy of ginger has been attracting a lot of attention in recent years, and the use of ginger in health foods has seen great increases. Here we introduce an example of the analysis of 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol, constituents of ginger, using the Prominence UFLC ultra fast LC system with the SPD-M20A photodiode array detector.

November 29, 2010 GMT