Detection of arecoline by simple high-performance thin-layer chromatographic method in Indian nontobacco pan masala

Chewing the habit of blended pan masala containing areca nut with or without tobacco is a common practice in the Indian subcontinent. Arecoline, a pyridine alkaloid presence in areca nut alarmed for oral carcinogenesis and strictly prohibited in the western world. However, in India using blended pan...

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Main Authors: Anjan Adhikari, Alok Kumar Hazra, Tapas Kumar Sur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research
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Online Access:http://www.japtr.org/article.asp?issn=2231-4040;year=2015;volume=6;issue=4;spage=195;epage=199;aulast=Adhikari