Author(s):
M. Muthukkaruppan, A. Nithya, P. Parthiban
Email(s):
parthiban.crd@prist.ac.in
DOI:
10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00368.2 
Address:
M. Muthukkaruppan, A. Nithya, P. Parthiban*
Department of Chemistry, CRD, PRIST University, Thanjavur-613403, Tamilnadu, India
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 11,
Issue - 5,
Year - 2018
ABSTRACT:
Caffeine is the world's most popular and widely used psychoactive drug, but unlike many other psychoactive substances, it is legal, and unregulated in nearly all parts of the world. Psychoactive drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, or consciousness (central nervous system stimulant). Since the amount of caffeine needed depend on individuals’ physiology, it is significant to estimate the quantity of caffeine in natural or synthetic materials that contain caffeine. In this context, a simple and efficient method has been adopted to quantify the amount of caffeine on various samples collected from diverse landscapes of the Darjeeling district of West Bengal state, India. This study suggests that the Darjeeling Green Tea (sample 4, 2.67% of caffeine) is the best among the tested samples.
Cite this article:
M. Muthukkaruppan, A. Nithya, P. Parthiban. Caffeine Estimation in Darjeeling District Tea Samples. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2018; 11(5):1981-1983. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00368.2
Cite(Electronic):
M. Muthukkaruppan, A. Nithya, P. Parthiban. Caffeine Estimation in Darjeeling District Tea Samples. Research J. Pharm. and Tech 2018; 11(5):1981-1983. doi: 10.5958/0974-360X.2018.00368.2 Available on: https://www.rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2018-11-5-53