A high performance liquid chromatography method for determining nitrate and nitrite levels in vegetables

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-238

  Chou, Shin Shou ^a   Chung, Jen Chien ^a,b   Hwang, Deng Fwu ^b  

^a Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Nitrate; Nitrite; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; NITRATE; NITRITE; OCTYLAMINE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FLOW RATE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; RADIATION DETECTOR; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTROPHOTOMETER; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0242475089     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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