Absorbance changes of carotenoids in different solvents

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1086-1089

  Zang, Lun Yi ^a   Sommerburg, Olaf ^b   Van Kuijk, Frederik J G M ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carotene; Carotenoids; Lutein; Lycopene; Microcrystals; Solubility; UV Visible spectroscopy; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; SOLVENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTAL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICAL DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HEXANES; LUTEIN; METHANOL; SOLVENTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0030758435     PISSN: 08915849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5849(97)00138-X     Document Type: Article

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