Development, validation and application of Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography method for routine analysis of catechins, quercetin and thymol in natural samples

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 461-469

  López, María del Mar Castro ^a   Vilariño, José M López ^a   Rodríguez, María Victoria González ^b   Losada, Luís F Barral ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^b Dpto de Quimica Analitica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Catechins; MEKC; Natural matrices; Polyphenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052376213     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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