BRIEFING

 Maca Root. Because there is no existing monograph for this dietary ingredient, a new monograph based on validated methods of analysis is proposed.

1. The liquid chromatographic procedure in Identification B was conducted using the Zorbax SB-C18 brand of column with L1 packing. The typical retention times for N-benzyllinolenamide, N-benzyllinoleamide, and N-benzylpalmitamide were 13.7, 20.1, and 28.6 min, respectively.

2. The liquid chromatographic procedure in the test for the Content of Glucosinolates was conducted using the Luna C18 brand of column with L1 packing. The typical retention times for sinalbin, glucolepigramin, glucotropaeolin, and glucolimnanthin were 7.1, 12.3, 18.3, and 22.5 min, respectively.

 (BDSHM: M. Monagas)

 Correspondence Number—C199130, C317199