High performance thin layer chromatographic quantitative analysis of picrocrocin and crocetin, active principles of saffron (Crocus sativus L.-Iridaceae): A new method

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 201-203

  Corti, P ^a   Mazzei, E ^a   Ferri, S ^a   Franchi, G G ^a,b   Dreassi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crocetin; Crocus sativus L; High performance thin layer chromatography; Picrocrocin; Saffron

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FOOD ADDITIVES;

ACTIVE PRINCIPLES; CROCETIN; CROCUS SATIVUS L; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRIDACEAE; NEW HIGH; PERFORMANCE; PICROCROCIN; SAFFRON; THIN LAYERS;

THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CROCETIN; PICROCROCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE;

CROCUS SATIVUS; IRIDACEAE;

EID: 0029990657     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199607)7:4<201::AID-PCA304>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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