δ-Tocomonoenol: A new vitamin E from kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) fruits

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Fiorentino, Antonio ^a   Mastellone, Claudio ^a   D'Abrosca, Brigida ^a   Pacifico, Severina ^a   Scognamiglio, Monica ^a   Cefarelli, Giuseppe ^a   Caputo, Romualdo ^b   Monaco, Pietro ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Tocomonoenol; Actinidia chinensis (kiwi); Antioxidant activity; GC MS; NMR analysis; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949110306     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.11.094     Document Type: Article

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