α-Tocopherol levels in natural and artificial aging of soybean seeds=Teores de α-tocoferol no envelhecimento natural e artificial de sementes de soja

Tocopherols are well known constituents of vitamin E, and the main antioxidants in soybean. Are natural antioxidants and stabilizers that can inhibit lipid degradation, reducing non-enzymatic oxidation of these compounds during storage of seeds, germination and initial development of seedlings. The...

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Main Authors: Manoel Carlos Gonçalves, Antonio Dias Robaina, Maria de Lourdes Lucio Ferrarese, Osvaldo Ferrarese-Filho, Maria Izabel Krüger Giurizatto, Cláudia Andréa Lima Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eduem (Editora da Universidade Estadual de Maringá) 2012-07-01
Series:Acta Scientiarum: Agronomy
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Online Access:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciAgron/article/download/12660/pdf