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Simultaneous extraction and quantitation of carotenoids, chlorophylls, and tocopherols in Brassica vegetables.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 25 Jul 2012
Guzman Ivette, Yousef Gad G, Brown Allan F
Abstract excerpt
Brassica oleracea vegetables, such as broccoli (B. oleracea L. var. italica) and cauliflower (B. oleracea L. var. botrytis), are known to contain bioactive compounds associated with health, including three classes of photosynthetic lipid-soluble compounds: carotenoids, chlorophylls, and tocopherols. Carotenoids and chlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments. Tocopherols have vitamin E activity. Due to genetic and...
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