A reproducible, rapid and inexpensive Folin-Ciocalteu micro-method in determining phenolics of plant methanol extracts

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-110

  Cicco, Nunzia ^a,b   Lanorte, Maria T ^a,b   Paraggio, Margherita ^a,b   Viggiano, Mariassunta ^a,b   Lattanzio, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Folin Ciocalteu; Micro method; Phenolics; Plant methanol extracts; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049134596     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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