An HPLC method for the direct assay of the serotonin precursor, 5-hydroxytrophan, in seeds of Griffonia simplicifolia

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 333-337

  Lemaire, Peter A ^a   Adosraku, Reimmel K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptophan; Griffonia simplicifolia; High performance liquid chromatography; One step solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLVENTS;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMINO-ACIDS; CONDITION; EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIUM; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HPLC METHOD; NATURALLY OCCURRING; ONE-STEP SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SINGLE-STEP;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; AMINO ACID; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GHANA; GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; WEIGHT;

GRIFFONIA SIMPLICIFOLIA;

EID: 0036856597     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.659     Document Type: Article

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