Radioisotopic determination of L-carnitine content in foods commonly eaten in Western countries

Food Chemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Demarquoy, Jean ^a   Georges, Béatrice ^a   Rigault, Caroline ^a   Royer, Marie Charlotte ^a   Clairet, Amélie ^a   Soty, Maud ^a   Lekounoungou, Serge ^a   Le Borgne, Françoise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

B oxidation; Food; L Carnitine; Meat; Radioisotopic assay

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DAIRY PRODUCT; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; HOMEOSTASIS; MEAT; OMNIVORY; SEA FOOD; VEGETARIAN; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1042266294     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.09.023     Document Type: Article

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