Antioxidant Activity of Capsanthin and the Fatty Acid Esters in Paprika (Capsicum annuum)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3468-3472

  Matsufuji, Hiroshi ^a   Nakamura, Hiromichi ^a   Chino, Makoto ^a   Takeda, Mitsuharu ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Capsanthin; Esterification; Esterified capsanthin; Radical scavenging ability

Indexed keywords

CAPSICUM ANNUUM; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0000205927     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf980200i     Document Type: Article

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