Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ717361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Apr-1
Pages: 2
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-9584
Isolation of Shikimic Acid from Star Aniseed
Payne, Richard; Edmonds, Michael
Journal of Chemical Education, v82 n4 p599-600 Apr 2005
A new undergraduate laboratory experiment suitable for demonstrating some key techniques used in natural products chemistry is described. A laboratory experiment is developed which in the process of extracting shikimic acid from star aniseed exposes students to a number of important experimental techniques.
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Experiments, Undergraduate Students, Science Experiments, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Biochemistry
Journal of Chemical Education, Subscription Department, P.O. Box 1267, Bellmawr, NJ 08099-1267. Web site: http://jchemed.chem.wisc.edu/AboutJCE/contact.html.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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