A Chemical analysis of antioxidant vitamins in fresh curry leaf (Murraya koenigii) by reversed phase hplc with uv detection

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 620, Issue , 2003, Pages 475-478

  Palaniswamy, Usha R ^a   Caporuscio, Christian ^b   Stuart, James D ^b  

^a School of Allied Health Asian American Studies Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha tocopherol; Beta carotene; Lutein

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249091581     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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