Sodium ascorbate improves yield of urinary steroids during hydrolysis with Helix pomatia juice

Steroids

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-319

  Christakoudi, Sofia ^a   Cowan, David A ^b   Taylor, Norman F ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ascorbate; Conjugate; Hydrolysis; Methodology

Indexed keywords

3BETA HYDROXY 5 ENE STEROID DERIVATIVE; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HELIX POMATIA; HYDROLYSIS; PH; TEMPERATURE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; CHILD; HELIX (SNAILS); HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; STEROIDS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELIX POMATIA;

EID: 38649135081     PISSN: 0039128X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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