Functional properties of carotenoids originating from algae

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-11

  Christaki, Efterpi ^a   Bonos, Eleftherios ^b   Giannenasa, Ilias ^a   Florou Paneria, Panagiota ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Algae; Antioxidants; Carotenoids; Functional ingredients; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; FUNGI;

ANTIOXIDANT; CAROTENOID;

BROWN ALGA; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; GREEN ALGA; HUMAN; MICROALGA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; RED ALGA; SEAWEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYTA; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; MICROALGAE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHAEOPHYTA; PLANTS; RHODOPHYTA; SEAWEED;

EID: 84873284131     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5902     Document Type: Review

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