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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Kato C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303014 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20181221 12
Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) is believed to be a new B vitamin-like compound, and PQQ supplementation has received attention as a possible treatment for diseases including dementia and diabetes. However, the distribution of PQQ in foods is unclear, due to the difficulty in analyzing the compound. Therefore, in this study, enzymatic and LC-MS/MS methods were optimized to enable an accurate analysis of PQQ in foods. The optimized methods were applied to the screening of foods, in which PQQ conte ...[more]