Evaluation of the effect of various drying techniques on the composition of the psychoactive phenylpropylamino alkaloids of khat (<i>Catha edulis</i> Forsk) chewing leaves
The study demonstrated that by freezing or drying under different conditions, cathinone could be detected in the khat (<i>Catha edulis</i> Forsk) samples that have been harvested for more than four months. Freeze drying or freezing in the refrigerator (-20 <sup>o</sup>C) yiel...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Chemical Society of Ethiopia
2013-09-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/93850 |