Identification of carotenoids from green alga Haematococcus pluvialis by HPLC and LC-MS (APCI) and their antioxidant properties

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1333-1341

  Ranga, Rao ^a   Sarada, A R ^a   Baskaran, V ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant properties; Carotenoids; H. pluvialis; HPLC; LC MS (APCI)

Indexed keywords

7,8,7',8' TETRADEHYDROASTAXANTHIN; ALPHA CAROTENE; ANTHERAXANTIN; ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; ECHINENONE; NEOXANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLAXANTHIN; VITAMIN; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; GREEN ALGA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; RATTUS;

EID: 71549164327     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.0905.03007     Document Type: Article

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