Determination of benzoyl peroxide levels in wheat flour and pharmaceutical preparations by differential pulse voltammetry in nonaqueous media

Analytical Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 2175-2187

  Wang, Chengyin ^a   Hu, Xiaoya ^a  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acne; Benzoyl peroxide; Differential pulse voltammetry; Wheat flour

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 27544482477     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710500260522     Document Type: Article

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