Isolation and Partial Characterization of an 18 kDa Carotenoid-Protein Complex from Carrot Roots

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 1994, Pages 2386-2390

  Zhou, Jin R ^a   Gugger, Eric T ^a   Erdman, John W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid protein complex; carrot root; chromoplast; carotene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038143686     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf00047a005     Document Type: Article

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