On-line derivatization of n-acetylcysteine using ethyl-propiolate as a novel advantageous reagent and sequential injection analysis

Analytical Letters

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1889-1901

  Tzanavaras, Paraskevas D ^a   Zacharis, Constantinos K ^a,b   Themelis, Demetrius G ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Determination; Ethyl propiolate; N acetylcysteine; Sequential injection; Spectrophotometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954605031     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: 1532236X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00032710903502207     Document Type: Article

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