Purification of trans-astaxanthin from a high-yielding astaxanthin ester-producing strain of the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis

Food Chemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 443-448

  Yuan, Jian Ping ^a   Chen, Feng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACT; EXTRACTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0033990687     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(99)00219-8     Document Type: Article

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