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Chromium, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, selenium, mercury and lead have been determined in red yeast rice samples by ICP-MS and a Hydra-C mercury analyzer. Less than 0.010 μg/g mercury was found in all but one sample, which had 0.011 μg/g. The amounts of chromium, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, selenium, cadmium and lead varied from 0.05–0.83 (Cr), 0.05–0.35 (As), 0.004–0.139 (Cd), 0.13–2.05 (Ni), 0.028–0.222 (Se), and 0.000–0.517 (Pb) μg/g. Percent recoveries of spiked samples ranged from 77 – 111%. Recoveries of mercury in two different standard reference materials were 83 and 110%. The minimum detection limit and limit of quantitation for mercury were 0.2 and 1.0 ng, respectively.
Keywords: Mercury, arsenic, cadmium, lead, red yeast rice, ICP-MS, CVAAS, dietry suppliment, LDL, clomitrazole
The Natural Products Journal
Title:Determination of Mercury and Other Metals in Red Yeast Rice
Volume: 2 Issue: 2
Author(s): Cynthia C. Smith, Amir A. Abdalla and Robert E. Smith
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Keywords: Mercury, arsenic, cadmium, lead, red yeast rice, ICP-MS, CVAAS, dietry suppliment, LDL, clomitrazole
Abstract: Chromium, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, selenium, mercury and lead have been determined in red yeast rice samples by ICP-MS and a Hydra-C mercury analyzer. Less than 0.010 μg/g mercury was found in all but one sample, which had 0.011 μg/g. The amounts of chromium, arsenic, cadmium, nickel, selenium, cadmium and lead varied from 0.05–0.83 (Cr), 0.05–0.35 (As), 0.004–0.139 (Cd), 0.13–2.05 (Ni), 0.028–0.222 (Se), and 0.000–0.517 (Pb) μg/g. Percent recoveries of spiked samples ranged from 77 – 111%. Recoveries of mercury in two different standard reference materials were 83 and 110%. The minimum detection limit and limit of quantitation for mercury were 0.2 and 1.0 ng, respectively.
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C. Smith Cynthia, A. Abdalla Amir and E. Smith Robert, Determination of Mercury and Other Metals in Red Yeast Rice, The Natural Products Journal 2012; 2 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210315511202020114
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2210315511202020114 |
Print ISSN 2210-3155 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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