Degradation of Methyldopa by Banana
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Alteration in coloring
2.2. Alteration in absorption spectrum
2.3. Alteration in MD concentration
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of banana supernatant
3.3. Measurement of ultraviolet -visible absorption spectrum
3.4. Measurement of MD concentration
4. Conclusions
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Uesawa, Y.; Mohri, K. Degradation of Methyldopa by Banana. Pharmaceuticals 2010, 3, 441-447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph3030441
Uesawa Y, Mohri K. Degradation of Methyldopa by Banana. Pharmaceuticals. 2010; 3(3):441-447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph3030441
Chicago/Turabian StyleUesawa, Yoshihiro, and Kiminori Mohri. 2010. "Degradation of Methyldopa by Banana" Pharmaceuticals 3, no. 3: 441-447. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph3030441