Quantitative determination of sibutramine in adulterated herbal slimming formulations by TLC-image analysis method

Forensic Science International

Volumn 219, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Phattanawasin, Panadda ^a   Sotanaphun, Uthai ^a   Sukwattanasinit, Tasamaporn ^a   Akkarawaranthorn, Jariya ^b   Kitchaiya, Sarunyaporn ^b  

^a SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Herbal slimming formulations; Sibutramine; TLC densitometry; TLC image analysis

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLAMINE; FENFLURAMINE; HEXANE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHENTERMINE; SIBUTRAMINE; SILICA GEL; TOLUENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84861574402     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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