Spectrophotometric analysis of carotenoids in plant extracts based on elimination of chlorophyll absorption

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 294-299

  Merzlyak, Mark N ^a   Khozin, Inna ^b   Cohen, Zvi ^b  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anabaena siamensis; Carotenoids; Chlorophylls; Norflurazon; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA; CHLOROPHYLL; PLANT EXTRACTS;

ANABAENA SIAMENSI; CAROTENOID ABSORPTION; CELL EXTRACTS; NORFLURAZON; PLANTS CELLS; SPECTRA'S; SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; ULTRAVIOLET REGION; VISIBLE REGION;

CAROTENOIDS;

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; NORFLURAZON; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABSORPTION; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; LIGHT; PLANT CELL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ANABAENA; ANABAENA SIAMENSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; VITIS SP.;

EID: 0029908422     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1565(199611)7:6<294::AID-PCA317>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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