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Microchemical investigation of medicinal plants. XV

Quantitation of total alkaloid content in the leaves ofIpomoea violacea (morning glory) via spectrophotofluorimetry

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A method is described for the determination of alkaloids in morning glory leaves by means of spectrophotofluorimetry. The total alkaloidal contents found in different batches of leaves ranged from 0.027 to 0.04%.

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Ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Gesamtalkaloide in den Blättern vonIpomoea violacea wurde angegeben. Spektralfluoreszenzmessungen ergaben für verschiedene Chargen solcher Blätter Gehalte von 0,027 bis 0,04%.

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  1. Jeffrey M. Weber

    Present address: Northeast Regional Laboratory, Drug Enforcement Administration, 555 West 57th Street, New York, N. Y.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, City University of New York, 11210, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Jeffrey M. Weber & T. S. Ma

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For part XIV see Mikrochim. Acta [Wien]1976 I, 227.

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Weber, J.M., Ma, T.S. Microchemical investigation of medicinal plants. XV. Mikrochim Acta 65, 581–588 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218234

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