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Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2017, Article ID 6435086, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/6435086
Research Article

Simultaneous Determination of Caffeine and Chlorogenic Acids in Green Coffee by UV/Vis Spectroscopy

G. Navarra,1,2 M. Moschetti,3 V. Guarrasi,3 M. R. Mangione,3 V. Militello,1 and M. Leone1

1Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, Ed 18, 90128 Palermo, Italy
2Morettino Coffee Company, Angelo Morettino Srl, Via Enzo Biagi 3/5, 90146 Palermo, Italy
3Biophysics Institute, National Research Council, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy

Correspondence should be addressed to G. Navarra; moc.liamg@avanvoig

Received 10 May 2017; Accepted 25 September 2017; Published 26 October 2017

Academic Editor: Maria B. P. P. Oliveira

Copyright © 2017 G. Navarra et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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