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UV–Vis. Spectroscopy: Herbal Drugs and Fingerprints

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The UV–Vis. spectroscopy is a facile method to decipher herbals and herbal products for its characterization, identification, authentication, stability, adulteration, and purity. Thousands of research papers are available for use of UV–Vis. spectrum for new drug development, screening of plant extracts for various medicaments, therapeutic ingredients and their metabolites, absorption, nutritional components, green synthesis of nanoparticles, fingerprint for ultra-diluted drugs, and toxicity studies. The prediction by UV–Vis spectrum for the skeleton of molecule and its functional group(s), present in extract form, help to develop method of isolation and purification.

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Joshi, D.D. (2012). UV–Vis. Spectroscopy: Herbal Drugs and Fingerprints. In: Herbal Drugs and Fingerprints. Springer, India. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-0804-4_6

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