Quantification of cis-trans Isomers of Provitamin a Carotenoids in Fresh and Processed Fruits and Vegetables

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 3728-3732

  Lessin, Wendy J ^a   Catigani, George L ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C30 reversed phase HPLC; Isomers; carotene; Carotene; cryptoxanthin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001678446     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf960803z     Document Type: Article

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