Validation of Taurine Determination Method in Energy Drinks by High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Subject Areas : food quality control

M.  Zabihi Negin ¹ (PhD Student of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University (IAUPS), Tehran, Iran.)
M.  Taherkhani ² (Associate Professor of the Department of Chemistry, Takestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Takestan, Iran.)

Received: 2023-08-12 Accepted : 2023-11-12 Published : 2023-10-01

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