Certification of standard reference materials containing bitter orange

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2008 Jul;391(6):2023-34. doi: 10.1007/s00216-008-2074-0. Epub 2008 Apr 20.

Abstract

A suite of three dietary supplement standard reference materials (SRMs) containing bitter orange has been developed, and the levels of five alkaloids and caffeine have been measured by multiple analytical methods. Synephrine, octopamine, tyramine, N-methyltyramine, hordenine, total alkaloids, and caffeine were determined by as many as six analytical methods, with measurements performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and at two collaborating laboratories. The methods offer substantial independence, with two types of extractions, two separation methods, and four detection methods. Excellent agreement was obtained among the measurements, with data reproducibility for most methods and analytes better than 5% relative standard deviation. The bitter-orange-containing dietary supplement SRMs are intended primarily for use as measurement controls and for use in the development and validation of analytical methods.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Alkaloids
  • Caffeine
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / methods
  • Citrus / chemistry*
  • Citrus / standards
  • Dietary Supplements / analysis*
  • Reference Standards*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Alkaloids
  • Caffeine