[Colorimetric determination of chloramphenicol and its palmitate in pharmaceuticals].
1976
L Przyborowski
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D010168
Palmitates
Salts and esters of the 16-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acid--palmitic acid.
Hexadecanoates,Palmitate
D010169
Palmitic Acids
A group of 16-carbon fatty acids that contain no double bonds.
Acids, Palmitic
D002701
Chloramphenicol
An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106)
Any technique by which an unknown color is evaluated in terms of standard colors. The technique may be visual, photoelectric, or indirect by means of spectrophotometry. It is used in chemistry and physics. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)