Ginkgo biloba (flavonol glycosides, terpene lactones)

Ginkgo biloba: Ginkgo biloba leaf or extract.

Ginkgo biloba testing at Vanguard Laboratory: identity, purity and quantity $250 per sample, with results in 3 to 5 business days.

Structure

2D structure of a Ginkgo biloba marker compound

Marker compound: 2D structure drawn from the PubChem record (CID 9909368).

Compound data

Botanical source

Ginkgo biloba leaf or extract

Marker compounds

flavonol glycosides and terpene lactones (ginkgolides A, B and C, and bilobalide)

Basis

total or named markers, as your specification states

Type

botanical ingredient

Structure and names

Marker compounds: flavonol glycosides and terpene lactones (ginkgolides A, B and C, and bilobalide).

How Vanguard tests Ginkgo biloba

Ginkgo biloba is extracted and its marker compounds measured by a chromatographic assay, with detection selected for the compound, against marker reference standards. Marker compounds are measured against reference standards, $250 per sample with results in 3 to 5 business days. Tell us the basis your specification uses: a total, named markers or a single compound.

What's reported

  • Marker compounds, as % w/w on the basis your specification states
  • Quantity, in mg per serving or % w/w against the label
  • Identity, reported as match or no match against the reference standard

Tests and prices

$250

Chromatographic purity and mg per unit by the method matched to the compound, identity against a reference standard. 1 unit.

$200

Chromatographic purity on bulk powder. 50 mg.

Add-on tests

Add-on testPrice
Identity and impurities
FTIR identity$90
CHNS elemental analysis (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sulfur)$125
Chiral purity (where a chiral method exists; new methods quoted)$250
Water, solvents and salt form
Water content by Karl Fischer$60
Residual solvents$150
Counterions: chloride, acetate and TFA$70
Assay
Assay, % w/w (with raw powder purity; $250 together)+$50
Metals and conformity
Heavy metals: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury and lead$150
Conformity: purity and quantity on more units from the same lot$100 per extra unit

10% off for 10 or more samples.

Need something else? Other tests are available on request.

Sample amount and turnaround

Purity and quantity is $250 per sample (1 unit) and raw powder purity is $200 for 50 mg, with results in 3 to 5 business days. Send the material sealed and labeled, with the label claim and the form it contains.

Salts, forms and compendial references

  • Tell us the salt or form the label states, so quantity is reported on the same basis.
  • One page covers Ginkgo biloba and its salts and forms.

Questions about Ginkgo biloba testing

Which ginkgo markers are reported?

Flavonol glycosides and terpene lactones, each by HPLC against reference standards, plus ginkgolic acids where your specification limits them.

Can you test it in a finished product?

Yes. Capsules, powders, gummies and liquids are measured with sample preparation matched to the product, and reported in mg per serving or % w/w against the label.

Order

Send the product name, the form of the ingredient and the label claim for a quote, or submit a sample with the sample form.