Retention of the harpagoside content in dried Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw) root through controlled drying and the application of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) as rapid method of determination

Thesis (MSc Food Sc )--Stellenbosch University, 2003. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effect of drying conditions on the retention of harpagoside, a glucoside iridoid found in the indigenous Southern African plant Harpagophytum procumbens (Devil's Claw), was investigated. Additionally, the feasibi...

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Main Author: Gray, Brian Robert
Other Authors: Joubert, E.
Format: Others
Language:en_ZA
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53576