Spectrophotometric Estimation of L- 5-Hydroxytryptophan in Griffonia simplicifolia Extracts and Dosage Formsϯ

Gottumukkala V. Subbaraju^a*, Sukala Kannababu^a, Katta Vijayakumar^a, Papolu B. S. Murthy^a, Mulabagal Vanisree^b, and Hsin-Sheng Tsay^b

^a Laila Impex Research Centre, Unit I, Phase III, Jawahar Autonagar, Vijayawada –520 007, Andhra Pradesh, India
^b Institute of Biotechnology, Chaoyang University of Technology, Wufong, Taichung 413, Taiwan

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