Free radical oxidation (autoxidation) of α-tocopherol (vitamin E): A potential source of 4, 8, 12, 16-tetramethylheptadecan-4-olide in the environment

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-47

  Rontani, Jean François ^a   Nassiry, Mina ^a,b   Mouzdahir, Abdelkrim ^b  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE; LIPID EXTRACTS; PHYTODETRITUS;

LIPIDS; OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTODEGRADATION; SEDIMENTS; VITAMINS;

ALCOHOLS;

FREE RADICAL; ISOPRENOID; OXIDATION; PEROXY RADICAL; PHYTODETRITUS; POINT SOURCE; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; VITAMIN;

LIGURIAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 33846008424     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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