Effect of polar solvents on β-carotene radical precursor

Free Radical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-286

  Tian, Yu Xi ^a,b   Han, Rui Min ^a   Zhang, Jian Ping ^a,b   Skibsted, Leif H ^c  

^a RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carotene; Antioxidant; Radical; Solvent effect

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CHLOROFORM; SCAVENGER; SOLVENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; RADICAL REACTION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BETA CAROTENE; CATIONS; CHLOROFORM; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICALS; IONS; LASERS; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXYGEN; PHOTOLYSIS; SOLVENTS; TIME FACTORS; TOCOPHEROLS;

EID: 41049106544     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760801918693     Document Type: Article

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