%0 Journal Article
%T Isolation of chlorophyll a from spinach leaves
%A E.D. Dikio
%A D.A. Isabirye
%J Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%D 2008
%I Chemical Society of Ethiopia
%X An efficient method for separating chlorophyll a from spinach leaves by column chromatography and solvent extraction techniques has been developed. The purity and identity of the chlorophyll a have been confirmed by UV-Vis, IR and mass spectrometry. Yields from 100 g of freeze-dried spinach were 23 ¨C 24 mg of chlorophyll a.   KEY WORDS: Chlorophyll a, Spinach leaves, Separation, Column chromatography, Solvent extraction, Pheophytin a     Bull. Chem. Soc. Ethiop. 2008, 22(2), 301-304.
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