Formation of natural indigo derived from woad (Isatis tinctoria L.) in relation to product purity

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 7891-7896

  Garcia Macias, Paulina ^a   John, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dispersive X ray analysis; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Indigo extraction; N methyl 2 pyrrolidone; Scanning electron microscopy; Soil; Woad (Isatis tinctoria L.)

Indexed keywords

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 2 PYRROLIDINONE; ACETIC ACID; CALCIUM HYDROXIDE; DYE; INDOXYL GROUP; NATURAL INDIGO; NATURAL PRODUCT; OXYGEN; POLACRILIN; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; DISPERSION; DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ISATIS; ISATIS TINCTORIA; ISOTHERM; METABOLITE; MODEL; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT PRODUCT; PRECURSOR; PRODUCT PURITY; PURIFICATION; REACTION INTERMEDIATE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARD; WOAD; X RAY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

INDIGOFERA; ISATIS; ISATIS TINCTORIA;

EID: 11144227235     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0486803     Document Type: Article

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