Accumulation and bioavailability of dietary carotenoids in vegetable crops

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 499-507

  Kopsell, Dean A ^a   Kopsell, David E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

AGRICULTURE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW; VEGETABLE;

AGRICULTURE; CAROTENOIDS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; HUMANS; ISOMERISM; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 34848891537     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2006.08.006     Document Type: Review

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