Isolation, Fractionation and Characterization of Melanin-like Pigments from Chestnut (Castanea mollissima) Shells

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Yao, Zengyu ^a,b   Qi, Jianhua ^a   Wang, Lihua ^b  

^a SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF APPLIED ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Characterization; Chestnut shell; Fractionation; Melanin; Pigment

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING AGENT; FOOD DYE; MELANIN; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; ECONOMICS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FAGACEAE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUT; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOLUBILITY;

BLEACHING AGENTS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; CHINA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FAGACEAE; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MELANINS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; NUTS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

CASTANEA MOLLISSIMA;

EID: 84861962060     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02714.x     Document Type: Article

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