Oxidation products of β-carotene during the peroxidation of methyl linoleate in the bulk phase

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1301-1306

  Yamauchi, Ryo ^a   Tsuchihashi, Kakue ^a   Kato, Koji ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Autoxidation; Photooxidation; Singlet oxygen; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001049146     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.1301     Document Type: Article

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