Advances of modern chromatographic and electrophoretic methods in separation and analysis of flavonoids

Molecules

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2521-2544

  Liu, E Hu ^a   Qi, Lian Wen ^a   Cao, Jun ^a   Li, Ping ^a   Li, Chang Yin ^a   Peng, Yong Bo ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analysis; Capillary electrophoresis; Flavonoids; Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography; Sample preparation; Separation

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FLAVONOIDS; METHODS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 55249092046     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules13102521     Document Type: Review

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