Bharathi Avula, Mei Wang, Satyanarayanaraju Sagi, Pieter A Cohen, Yan-Hong Wang, Pradeep Lasonkar, Amar G Chittiboyina, Wei Feng, Ikhlas A Khan
1,3-dimethylbutylamine (DMBA), is a CNS stimulant, which has recently been identified in multiple dietary supplements and sometimes labeled as a natural constituent of Pouchung tea. DMBA is an homologue of 1,3-dimethylamylamine (DMAA) which the US Food and Drug Administration has attempted to remove from all dietary supplements after DMAA consumption was linked to strokes, heart disease, and sudden death. To address questions concerning the natural origin of DMBA, three independent analytical methods were developed for analyzing authentic tea samples and dietary supplements...
November 10, 2015: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis