High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of arbutin in skin-whitening creams and medicinal plant extracts

Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Thongchai, Wisanu ^a   Liawruangrath, Boonsom ^a   Liawruangrath, Saisunee ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARBUTIN; COSMETIC; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ARBUTIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COSMETICS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34147200627     PISSN: 15257886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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