Applications of computational chemistry to the study of the antiradical activity of carotenoids: A review

Food Chemistry

Volumn 217, Issue , 2017, Pages 37-44

  Monego, Debora Luana ^a   da Rosa, Marcelo Barcellos ^a   do Nascimento, Paulo Cícero ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiradical activity; Carotenoids; Free radicals; Quantum chemistry calculations

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FREE RADICALS; MOLECULES; PIGMENTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SCAVENGING;

ANTIRADICAL ACTIVITIES; CAROTENOIDS; ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON TRANSFER MECHANISMS; HYDROGEN ATOM ABSTRACTION; QUANTUM CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY CALCULATIONS; RADICAL SCAVENGING CAPACITIES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN; LYCOPENE; RADICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SINGLET OXYGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; SCAVENGER;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CIS ISOMER; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY TRANSFER; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CAROTENOIDS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; FREE RADICALS;

EID: 84983514555     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.08.073     Document Type: Review

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