Spectrophotometric determination of tannins and caffeine in preparations from Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 447-451

  Pelozo, Maria Inez De Godoy ^a   Cardoso, Mara Lane Carvalho ^a   De Mello, João Carlos Palazzo ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Paullinia cupana; Spectrophotometric quantification assay; Total polyphenols

Indexed keywords

PAULLINIA; PAULLINIA CUPANA;

EID: 53649100544     PISSN: 15168913     EISSN: 15168913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-89132008000300002     Document Type: Article

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