Rapid techniques for the extraction of vitamin E isomers from Amaranthus caudatus seeds: Ultrasonic and supercritical fluid extraction

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 257-261

  Bruni, Renato ^a   Guerrini, Alessandra ^a   Scalia, Santo ^a   Romagnoli, Carlo ^b   Sacchetti, Gianni ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c Pharmaceutical Biology Lab   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amaranth oil; Amaranthus caudatus; Fatty acids; Supercritical fluid extraction; Tocopherols; Ultrasonic extraction; Vitamin E isomers

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ISOMERS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; ULTRASONICS;

AMARANTH OIL; AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CLASSICAL METHODS; E-ISOMERS; EXTRACTION PROCESS; TOCOPHEROL; ULTRASONIC EXTRACTION; VITAMIN E ISOMER; VITAMIN-E;

FATTY ACIDS;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMARANTHUS EXTRACT; FATTY ACID DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FATTY ACID;

AMARANTHUS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GRAIN; HIGHER PLANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOMER; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; ULTRASOUND; CHEMISTRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOMERISM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

AMARANTHACEAE; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS;

AMARANTHUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; FATTY ACIDS; ISOMERISM; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; ULTRASONICS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 0036742205     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.651     Document Type: Article

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