Stability of folic acid under several parameters

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 419-430

  Gazzali, Amirah Mohd ^a,c   Lobry, Mathilde ^a   Colombeau, Ludovic ^a   Acherar, Samir ^a   Azaïs, Henri ^b   Mordon, Serge ^b   Arnoux, Philippe ^a   Baros, Francis ^a   Vanderesse, Régis ^a   Frochot, Céline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Folic acid degradation; p Aminobenzoic acid; p Aminobenzoyl L glutamic acid; pH; Photolysis; Pterin

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; DEXPANTHENOL; FOLIC ACID; NICOTINAMIDE; OXYGEN; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; SINGLET OXYGEN; THIAMINE; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRON BEAM; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LUMINESCENCE; OXIDATION; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN PENETRATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; X RAY; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DRUG STABILITY; FOLIC ACID; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84985032731     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: 18790720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2016.08.045     Document Type: Review

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