HPLC analysis of carotenoids in four varieties of Calendula officinalis L. flowers

Acta Biologica Szegediensis

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 37-40

  Pintea, Adela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Calendula officinalis L; Carotenoids; Chromatography; HPLC

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CAROTENOID; GAMMA CAROTENE; HYDROCARBON; LYCOPENE; PIGMENT; XANTHOPHYLL;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFLORESCENCE; MARIGOLD; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; SKIN PROTECTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CALENDULA; CALENDULA OFFICINALIS;

EID: 1342309972     PISSN: 03246523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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