Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ820782
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
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Quantitative HPLC Analysis of Rosmarinic Acid in Extracts of "Melissa officinalis" and Spectrophotometric Measurement of Their Antioxidant Activities
Canelas, Vera; da Costa, Cristina Teixeira
Journal of Chemical Education, v84 n9 p1502-1504 Sep 2007
The students prepare tea samples using different quantities of lemon balm leaves ("Melissa officinalis") and measure the rosmarinic acid contents by an HPLC-DAD method. The antioxidant properties of the tea samples are evaluated by a spectrophotometric method using a radical-scavenging assay with DPPH. (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl). Finally the students are asked to correlate the measured antioxidant properties of the different teas with their contents in rosmarinic acid. (Contains 5 figures.)
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, College Science, Science Instruction, Chemistry, Measurement Techniques
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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