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Quantitative determination of alpha-tocopherol in Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus var. chia, and Pistacia terebinthus by TLC-densitometry and colorimetry.

Kivçak B, Akay S

Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ege University, 35100 Izmir, Turkey. kivcakb@pharm.ege.edu.tr

A quantitative determination of alpha-tocopherol in Pistacia lentiscus, Pistacia lentiscus var. chia, and Pistacia terebinthus, leaves was established by TLC-densitometry and colorimetry. The highest amount of alpha-tocopherol was found in P. lentiscus var. chia.

Published 24 January 2005 in Fitoterapia, 76(1): 62-6.
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