Screening of pharmacologic adulterant classes in herbal formulations using voltammetry of microparticles

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 194-204

  Doménech Carbó, Antonio ^a   Martini, Mariele ^b   de Carvalho, Leandro Machado ^b   Viana, Carine ^b   Doménech Carbó, María Teresa ^c   Silva, Miguel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adulterants; AFM; Herbal formulations; Screening; Voltammetry of microparticles

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMFEPRAMONE; AMILORIDE; ANOREXIGENIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CHLORPROPAMIDE; CHLORTALIDONE; CLONAZEPAM; DIURETIC AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; FENPROPOREX; FLURAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; GLIBENCLAMIDE; GLIMEPIRIDE; GRAPHITE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; SIBUTRAMINE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG FORMULATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HERBAL MEDICINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; POTENTIOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID STATE;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROSPHERES; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84871723227     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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