Re-appraisal of the tocopheroxyl radical reaction with β-carotene: Evidence for oxidation of vitamin E by the β-carotene radical cation

Free Radical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 69-80

  Mortensen, Alan ^a   Skibsted, Leif H ^a   Willnow, Amadeus ^b   Everett, Steven A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser flash photolysis; Pulse radiolysis; tocopherol; tocopheroxyl radical; carotene; carotene radical cation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BENZENE; BETA CAROTENE; HEXANE; TOCOPHEROL;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; PULSE RADIOLYSIS;

EID: 0031968714     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715769809097877     Document Type: Article

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