Influence of pH on the dissolution of folic acid supplements

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 97-102

  Younis, Islam R ^a   Stamatakis, Mary K ^a   Callery, Patrick S ^a   Meyer Stout, Paula Jo ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disintegration; Dissolution; Folic acid; Nutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

EXCIPIENT; FOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; JEJUNUM; LABORATORY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STOMACH JUICE; SUPPLEMENTATION; TABLET;

BUFFERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOLIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SOLUBILITY; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS; VITAMINS;

EID: 58249108700     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.09.028     Document Type: Article

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