Fatal intoxication due to ackee (Blighia sapida) in Suriname and French Guyana. GC– MS detection and quantification of hypoglycin-A Yvan Gaillard, Jérémie Carlier, Marc Berscht, Cédric Mazoyer, Fabien Bevalot, Jérôme Guitton, Laurent Fanton Forensic Science International Volume 206, Issue 1, Pages e103-e107 (March 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Photograph of a ripe ackee fruit held in the hand. Forensic Science International 2011 206, e103-e107DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Molecular structure of hypoglycin-A and hypoglycin-B. Forensic Science International 2011 206, e103-e107DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Total ion current chromatogram of an extract of unripe ackee flesh harvested in Suriname: (a) hypoglycin-A; (b) d-phenylalanine. Forensic Science International 2011 206, e103-e107DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Full scan MS spectrum (60–400a.m.u.) of di-TMS-hypoglycin-A in electronic impact mode after derivation of hypoglycin-A with BSTFA. Forensic Science International 2011 206, e103-e107DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 5 Full scan MS spectrum (40–400a.m.u.) of tri-TMS-hypoglycin-A in electronic impact mode after derivation of hypoglycin-A with MSTFA. Forensic Science International 2011 206, e103-e107DOI: (10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.018) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions