Free radical transients in photobleaching of xanthophylls and carotenes

Free Radical Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 549-563

  Mortensen, Alan ^a   Skibsted, Leif H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; CHLOROFORM; FREE RADICAL; SOLVENT; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LASER; LIPOPHILICITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 0030861953     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769709097826     Document Type: Article

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