A preliminary study on the average yield of crude capsaicin from common varieties of Capsicum frutescens L. at two stages (Young and mature) using three extracting solvent.
Crude capsaicin content of the air dried and homogenized plant material of the three varieties of Capsicum frutescens L. namely cayenne, tobasco and `kitikot' were determined using diethyl ether, 99.5 ethanol and 1.0N NaOH as extracting reagents. Statistical analysis showed no significant diff...
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1998.
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