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MILK AND SERUM SRMs for MONITORING ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN HUMAN SAMPLES

April 24, 2013
Author(s)
Michele M. Schantz, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise, Rebecca Heltsley, Jennifer Keller, John Kucklick, Stacy VanderPol, Stefan D. Leigh, Donald G. Patterson, Jr., Andreas Sjodon, Wayman E. Turner
Four new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) have been developed to assist in the quality assurance required for human biomonitoring studies. These materials are SRM 1953 Organic Contaminants in Non-Fortified Human Milk, SRM 1954 Organic Contamiants in

Standard Reference Materials for Food Analysis

March 21, 2013
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
Well-characterized reference materials with assigned concentrations of nutrients are needed as matrix-matched controls for analytical measurements to assist food manufacturers in quality control and facilitate compliance with nutritional labeling laws. The

Preparation and Value Assignment of Standard Reference Material 968e Fat-Soluble Vitamins, Carotenoids, and Cholesterol in Human Serum

January 2, 2012
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, David L. Duewer, Lane C. Sander, Katherine E. Sharpless, Lorna T. Sniegoski, Michael J. Welch, James H. Yen, Mugenya O. Isaac
Standard Reference Material 968e Fat-Soluble Vitamins, Carotenoids, and Cholesterol in Human Serum provides certified values for total retinol, γ- and α-tocopherol; total lutein, total zeaxanthin, total β-cryptoxanthin, total β-carotene, and cholesterol in

Development and Certification of a Standard Reference Material for Vitamin D Metabolites in Human Serum

December 5, 2011
Author(s)
Karen W. Phinney, Mary Bedner, Susan Tai, Veronica V. Vamathevan, Lane C. Sander, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health’s Office of Dietary Supplements (NIH-ODS) has developed a Standard Reference Material (SRM) for the determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25

Development and Certification of Green Tea-Containing Standard Reference Materials

November 30, 2011
Author(s)
Lane C. Sander, Mary Bedner, Michael C. Tims, James H. Yen, David L. Duewer, Barbara J. Porter, Steven J. Christopher, Russell D. Day, Stephen E. Long, John L. Molloy, Karen E. Murphy, Brian E. Lang, Rachel A. Lieberman, Laura J. Wood, M. Payne, M. C. Roman, J. M. Betz, A. NguyenPho, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
A suite of three green tea-containing Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) has been issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The materials are characterized for catechins, xanthine alkaloids, theanine, and toxic elements. As many

Isotope Dilution Liquid Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry Methods for Fat- and Water-Soluble Vitamins in Nutritional Formulations

November 24, 2011
Author(s)
Karen W. Phinney, Catherine A. Rimmer, Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Lane C. Sander, Katherine E. Sharpless, Stephen A. Wise
Vitamins are essential to human health, and dietary supplements containing vitamins are widely used by individuals hoping to ensure they have adequate intake of these important nutrients. Measurement of vitamins in nutritional formulations is necessary to

Determination of Fat-Soluble Vitamins and Carotenoids in Standard Reference Material 3280 Multivitamin/Multielement Tablets by Liquid Chromatography with Absorbance Detection

August 17, 2011
Author(s)
Jeanice M. Brown Thomas, Katherine E. Sharpless, Catherine A. Rimmer, James H. Yen
The concentrations of selected fat-soluble vitamins and carotenoids in Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3280 Multivitamin/Multielement Tablets have been determined by two independent liquid chromatographic methods with measurements performed by the

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program: The First Five Exercises

August 17, 2011
Author(s)
Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Katrice A. Lippa, Katherine E. Sharpless, David L. Duewer, Lane C. Sander, J. M. Betz
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has established a Dietary Supplement Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). Program participants measure

Characterization of Three Berry Standard Reference Materials for Nutrients

June 30, 2011
Author(s)
Laura J. Wood, Katherine E. Sharpless, Monique Pichon, Barbara J. Porter, James H. Yen
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been working with the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements to produce Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) of interest to analysts of dietary supplements. Some of these