Lycopene: Isomerization effects on bioavailabilit and bioactivity properties

Food Reviews International

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 248-258

  Honest, Kessy N ^a   Zhang, H Wei ^a   Zhang, Lianfu ^a  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Bioavailability; Isomerization; Lycopene; Thermal and nonthermal treatment; trans cis isomers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957644875     PISSN: 87559129     EISSN: 15256103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2011.563392     Document Type: Review

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