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The occurrence of commercial lactic acid in both natural and synthetic forms and its possible clinical significance in injection solutions
Author(s) -
French T. M.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1976.tb00059.x
Subject(s) - lactic acid , natural (archaeology) , biochemical engineering , chemistry , medicine , chromatography , biology , engineering , bacteria , paleontology , genetics
Summary Determination of lactic acid in perfusion solutions using an enzymatic method revealed that material of both natural and synthetic origin is available complying with the same pharmacopoeial specification. This, it is suggested, may have both pharmaceutical and pharmacological implications Lactic acid of natural origin can be identified by its optical activity.