Chemical investigation of gamma-irradiated saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 687-691

  Zareena, A V ^a   Variyar, Prasad S ^a   Gholap, A S ^a   Bongirwar, D R ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotene glycosides; Gamma irradiation; Gas chromatography; High performance liquid chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Saffron; Volatile oil

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTANOL; CAROTENE; FLAVORING AGENT; PIGMENT; SAFFRON; SPICE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLOR; CROCUS SATIVUS; DEGRADATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PLANT; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

1-BUTANOL; ACETATES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; COLOR; FLAVORING AGENTS; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GAMMA RAYS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LILIACEAE; ODORS; SPICES;

CROCUS SATIVUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0035114379     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf000922l     Document Type: Article

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