Development of a rapid, high-throughput method for quantification of zeaxanthin in Chinese wolfberry using HPLC-DAD

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-57

  Zhao, Liu Qing ^a   Qiu, Zhi Qiang ^a   Narasimhamoorthy, Brindha ^b   Greaves, John A ^b  

^a Kemin Industries   (China)

^b Kemin Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese wolfberry; HPLC; Silica gel; Zeaxanthin; Zeaxanthin dipalmitate

Indexed keywords

CHINESE WOLFBERRY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT METHOD; HPLC; ISOCRATIC MOBILE PHASE; METHANOLIC POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECTRO-PHOTOMETRIC METHOD; ZEAXANTHIN; ZEAXANTHIN DIPALMITATE;

ACETONE; BOTTLES; FRUITS; HEXANE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SEPARATION; SILICA GEL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

FRUIT; GEL; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT EXTRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

LYCIUM;

EID: 84875587113     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2013.02.008     Document Type: Article

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