Analytical tools for the analysis of β-carotene and its degradation products

Free Radical Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 650-680

  Stutz, H ^a   Bresgen, N ^a   Eckl, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cleavage products; Extraction and analysis methods; in vitro oxidation methods; Quantification and validation; Carotene

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CYCLODEXTRIN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; OXIDIZING AGENT; SCAVENGER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOOXIDATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CAPILLARY ELECTROCHROMATOGRAPHY; DEGRADATION; EXTRACTION; FENTON REACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NANOEMULSION; OXIDATION; PHOTOLYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; STANDARD; STANDARDS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, ANALYTICAL; DRUG STABILITY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOLUBILITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84929167163     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1022539     Document Type: Review

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