Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of carotenoids from pumpkin (Cucurbita spp.): A review

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 6725-6740

  Durante, Miriana ^a   Lenucci, Marcello Salvatore ^b   Mita, Giovanni ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Co matrix; Co solvent; Conventional solvent extraction; Cucurbita spp. modifier; Supercritical carbon dioxide

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPHA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CRYPTOXANTHIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAROTENOID; HEXANE; LYCOPENE; OLIVE OIL; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; SOLVENT;

CUCURBITA MOSCHATA; DEHYDRATION; FREEZE DRYING; ISOMERIZATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; RED ALGA; REVIEW; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SQUASH; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, SUPERCRITICAL FLUID; CUCURBITA; PRESSURE; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84899151560     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15046725     Document Type: Review

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