ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
The carotenoids of ripe tomatoes were found to contain about 6% xanthophylls; the composition of the latter was about 15% monols, 49% diols, 4% monoepoxide diols, 22% diepoxide diols, and 11% polyols. The diol and polyol xanthophylls were much like those of green leaves, with lutein the major pigment, somewhat smaller amounts of violaxanthin and neoxanthin, and much smaller amounts of zeaxanthin, lutein 5,6-epoxide, and several others.The monol fraction contained lycoxanthin and “monol 487” (which may be 3-hydroxy-delta-carotene), together with substances tentatively identified as polycis isomers of lycoxanthin, rubixanthin, and “monol 487.”
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1961.tb00777.x
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