Purification of free lutein from marigold flowers by liquid chromatography

Engineering Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 145-155

  Boonnoun, Panatpong ^a   Opaskonkun, Thanawich ^a   Prasitchoke, Phattanon ^b   Goto, Motonobu ^c   Shotipruk, Artiwan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b PTT   (Thailand)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adsorption isotherm; Free lutein; Marigold flower; Preparative chromatographic purification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867440382     PISSN: 01258281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4186/ej.2012.16.5.145     Document Type: Article

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