Screening of vegetables and fruits from Panama for rich sources of lutein and zeaxanthin

Food Chemistry

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Murillo, Enrique ^a   Meléndez Martínez, Antonio J ^b   Portugal, Falcón ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Carotenoids; Eye health; Lutein; Phytochemicals; Pigments; Tropical fruits; Xanthophylls; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FRUIT; NONHUMAN; PANAMA; VEGETABLE;

EID: 77950620858     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.02.034     Document Type: Article

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