2015
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8578-5
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An LCMS method for the assay of melittin in cosmetic formulations containing bee venom

Abstract: There is a growing interest in the potential of bee venom in cosmetics as a rejuvenating agent. Products currently on the market do not specify exactly their content of bee venom (BV). Therefore, we developed a method for the detection and quantification of melittin, as a marker of bee venom content, in selected commercial creams which contained BV according to their marketing claims, in order to gauge the relative quality of such formulations. A quantitative method was achieved following a rigorous extraction… Show more

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“…Melittin was purified from bee venom (supplied by Beesen Co. Ltd., Dae Jeon, Korea) by reversed phase liquid chromatography [58] and reconstituted in sterile water to form a stock solution of 1 mg/mL before storage at −20 °C until required. Cell viability was assessed by an Alamar ® Blue cell assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Loughborough, UK), as previously described [15].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Melittin was purified from bee venom (supplied by Beesen Co. Ltd., Dae Jeon, Korea) by reversed phase liquid chromatography [58] and reconstituted in sterile water to form a stock solution of 1 mg/mL before storage at −20 °C until required. Cell viability was assessed by an Alamar ® Blue cell assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Loughborough, UK), as previously described [15].…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Melittin was purified from bee venom (supplied by Beesen Co. Ltd., Dae Jeon, Korea) by reversed phase liquid chromatography [50] and reconstituted in sterile water to form a stock solution of 1 mg/mL before storage at −20 °C until required for analysis. Cell viability was assessed by an Alamar ® Blue (AB) cell viability reagent (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Loughborough, UK).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The column used was an Easyvarioflash D24 cartridge (VWR International, Lutterworth, UK) packed with ca. 13 g of Polymeric Retain PEP for SPE (Thermo Scientific, Paisley, U.K.), as previously described [ 35 ]. Fraction F-1 was eluted with 100% water and F-4 with 100% acetonitrile (Sigma-Aldrich), both solvents being of HPLC grade.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%