Tocopherols and tocotrienols in plants and their products: A review on methods of extraction, chromatographic separation, and detection

Food Research International

Volumn 82, Issue , 2016, Pages 59-70

  Saini, Ramesh Kumar ^a   Keum, Young Soo ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mass spectrometry; Supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC); Supercritical fluid extraction (SCFE); Tocochromanols; Tocols; Ultrasonic assisted extraction (UAE)

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES; NUTRITION; SEPARATION; SPECTROMETRY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT ANALYSIS; POTENT ANTIOXIDANTS; SECONDARY METABOLITES; SUPER CRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOCOCHROMANOLS; TOCOLS; ULTRASONIC-ASSISTED EXTRACTIONS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 84960489697     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2016.01.025     Document Type: Review

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