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A routine method for predicting the formononetin content of red clover
Author(s) -
Gosden Anthony F.,
Jones Raymond
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740291103
Subject(s) - formononetin , red clover , chromatography , content (measure theory) , chemistry , botany , biology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , daidzein , genistein , endocrinology
A simplified technique is described in which the fluorescence of a crude extract of red clover is used to predict the formononetin content. A high correlation ( r ≥0.95) was found between the proposed method and formononetin determined chromatographically.