Spectrophotometric evidence for the solubilization site of betalain pigments in membrane biomimetic systems

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2836-2840

  Liveri, Maria Liria Turco ^a   Sciascia, Luciana ^a   Lombardo, Renato ^a   Tesoriere, Luisa ^b   Passante, Egle ^b   Livrea, Maria A ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica F Accascina   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Betalain pigments; Bio mimetic membranes; Vesicles

Indexed keywords

BETALAIN; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

BETALAINS; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 34247588533     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf0632536     Document Type: Article

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