Degradative pro-vitamin A active compounds of all-trans-β-carotene in dehydrated dark green leafy vegetables
Dark green leafy vegetables (DGLV) are rich source of pro-vitamin A carotenoids, with all-trans-b-carotene as the main compound contributing over 90% of the vitamin A content. The other pro-vitamin A carotenoids present in DGLV are the cis isomers of b-carotene; the 9-cis and the 13-cis, and a-carot...
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Chemical Society of Ethiopia
2001-06-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Ethiopia |
| Online Access: | http://www.ajol.info/index.php/bcse/article/view/71913 |