Oxidative decomposition of vitamin C in drinking water

Free Radical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 855-860

  Jansson, Patric J ^a   Jung, Hye R ^a   Lindqvist, Christer ^a   Nordström, Tommy ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Copper; Dehydroascorbic acid; Oxalic acid; Threonic acid; Vitamin C; Water

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BICARBONATE; BUFFER; COPPER; DEHYDROASCORBIC ACID; DRINKING WATER; DRUG METABOLITE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXALIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOOXIDATION; DRUG DECOMPOSITION; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG STABILITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INCUBATION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ASCORBIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXALIC ACID; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 4043152730     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760410001700497     Document Type: Article

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