Determination of vitamin C and selected low molecular weight organic acids in aqueous extract of mulberry leaves used as dietary supplements

Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-224

  Gryn, Anna ^a   Sperkowska, Beata ^a   Bazylak, Grzegorz ^a  

^a NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dicarboxylic acids; Dietary supplements; Enzymatic methods; Micronutrients

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; MALIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; HERB; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORUS ALBA; PLANT LEAF; POTENTIOMETRIC TITRATION;

EID: 84886742876     PISSN: 2084980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12923/j.2084-980X/26.2/a.22     Document Type: Article

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