A novel UPLC-based method to identify elephant and mammoth ivory.

ABSTRACT: The illegal ivory trade has led to a sharp decline in wild elephant populations in recent decades, while mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) ivory products have increasingly flooded the marketplace, complicating identification efforts by frontline law enforcement. Existing ivory identification methods face several challenges, including inconsistent accuracy due to sample quality, high costs, slow turnaround times, and destructive sample requirements. Currently, there is a lack of a fast, convenient, and highly effective solution to address these issues. To tackle these challenges, this study developed a novel, efficient, and accurate method for identifying and characterizing ivory products using ultra-performance liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector (UPLC-FLR). The technique focu

SUBMITTER: Su C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11833092 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature