Proposed Mechanisms for the Formation of Synthetic and Naturally Occurring Metabolites of Lycopene in Tomato Products and Human Serum

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 4885-4890

  Khachik, Frederick ^a   Pfander, Hanspeter ^b   Traber, Bruno ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

1,16 Didehydro 2,6 cyclolycopen 5 ol; 2,5 diepoxide; 2,6 cyclolycopene 1,5 diol; 2,6 cyclolycopene 1,5 epoxide; Carotenoid metabolites; Lycopene 1,2 epoxide; Lycopene 1,6; Lycopene 5,6 epoxide; Lycopene oxidation products; New serum carotenoids

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 0542441304     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9803233     Document Type: Article

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