Extraction and purification of crocin from saffron stigmas employing a simple and efficient crystallization method

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 691-698

  Hadizadeh, F ^a   Mohajeri, S A ^b   Seifi, M ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocin; Crystallization; Extraction; Purity; Saffron

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAROTENOID; CROCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POWDER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CROCUS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; ETHANOL; PLANT EXTRACTS; POWDERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 77957274588     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2010.691.698     Document Type: Article

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