The reactivity of carotenoid radicals with oxygen

Free Radical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 295-302

  El Agamey, Ali ^a,b   McGarvey, David ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Chemistry Department   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Carotenoid radicals; Carotenoids; Laser flash photolysis; Peroxyl radicals; Thiyl radicals

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASTAXANTHIN; BENZENE; CAROTENOID; FREE RADICAL; LYCOPENE; OXYGEN; PEROXY RADICAL; SEPTAPRENO BETA CAROTENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEAXANTHIN; ZETA CAROTENE;

ADDITION REACTION; AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PHOTOLYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; FREE RADICALS; LASERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXYGEN; PEROXIDES; PHOTOLYSIS;

EID: 33947166237     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760601087558     Document Type: Article

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