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

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.
Authors	P A Steenkamp, N M Harding, F R van Heerden, B-E van Wyk
Journal	Forensic science international (Forensic Sci Int) Vol. 163 Issue 1-2 Pg. 81-92 (Nov 10 2006) ISSN: 0379-0738 [Print] Ireland
PMID	16376039 (Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Plant Extracts Atractyloside
Topics	Atractyloside (analysis, poisoning) Body Fluids (chemistry) Callilepis (chemistry, poisoning) Chromatography, Liquid Forensic Pathology Humans Plant Extracts (chemistry, poisoning) Plant Poisoning (diagnosis, pathology) Plant Roots (chemistry) Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization Viscera (chemistry)

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