Photodecomposition of aspartame in aqueous solutions

Food Chemistry

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 273-278

  Kim, S K ^a   Jung, M Y ^b   Kim, S Y ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTAME; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; RIBOFLAVIN;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION;

EID: 0030966710     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(96)00277-4     Document Type: Article

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