An isocratic reversed-phase HPLC separation of the stereoisomers of the provitamin A carotenoids (α- and β-carotene) in dark green vegetables

Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-72

  Nyambaka, Hudson ^a   Ryley, Janice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; IODINE;

ARTICLE; ISOMER; MONITORING; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SPINACH; STEREOISOMERISM; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0029564314     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0308-8146(95)00093-3     Document Type: Article

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