is ther any phytochemical test to detect the presence of xanthone in my mango extract without using HPLC?

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You might want to look at this article. Hopefully you'll be able to access it.

Determination of total xanthones in Garcinia mangostana fruit rind extracts by ultraviolet (UV) spectrophotometry

Abdalrahim F. A. Aisha1*, Khalid M. Abu-Salah2, Zhari Ismail1and Amin Malik Shah Abdul Majid1

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 7(1), pp. 29-35, 3 January, 2013 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR

DOI: 10.5897/JMPR11.1183

ISSN 1996-0875 ©2013 Academic Journals

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