Chemical analysis and antitumor activity of natural and semi-natural carotenoids of saffron

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 650, Issue , 2004, Pages 447-461

  Tarantilis, Petros A ^a   Polissiou, Moschos G ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Crocus sativus L.; FT IR; Human leukemic cells; LC MS; UV Vis; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 33544456194     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.650.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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