Carotenoid pigments: Structural and physicochemical considerations;Pigmentos carotenoides: Consideraciones estructurales y fisicoquímicas

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-117

  Meléndez Martínez, Antonio J ^a   Vicario, Isabel M ^a   Heredia, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Chemical structure; Physicochemical properties; Pigments; Spectrophotometry; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 37249010544     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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