Study of the time-course of cis/trans (Z/E) isomerization of lycopene, phytoene, and phytofluene from tomato

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 51, 2014, Pages 12399-12406

  Meléndez Martínez, Antonio J ^a,b   Paulino, Margot ^c   Stinco, Carla M ^a   Mapelli Brahm, Paula ^a   Wang, Xiang Dong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Colorless carotenoids; Food technology; Geometrical isomers; Nutrition; Theoretical energy; Tomato products

Indexed keywords

FOOD TECHNOLOGY; FRUITS; KINETICS; NUTRITION; OILS AND FATS; PIGMENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAROTENOIDS; COLORLESS CAROTENOIDS; GEOMETRICAL ISOMERS; THEORETICAL ENERGY; TOMATO PRODUCTS;

ISOMERS;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

CAROTENOID; LYCOPENE; PHYTOENE; PHYTOFLUENE; PLANT EXTRACT;

CHEMISTRY; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; TOMATO;

CAROTENOIDS; ISOMERISM; KINETICS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 84919725946     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf5041965     Document Type: Article

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