Detection and quantification of ascorbic acid in yellow crimson watermelon (citrullus lanatus) by using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) / Nurarifah Abd Rahim

• Main Author: Abd Rahim, Nurarifah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Botanical chemistry. Phytochemicals; Materia medica; Fruit and fruit culture
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50238/1/50238.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50238/

Watermelon or Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. And Nakai is a good source of phytonutrients and antioxidants such as Vitamin C, water soluble vitamins which is an essential micronutrient that have several important biological functions. Vitamin C as a potent antioxidant can eliminates reactive oxy...