Do bioactive carotenoids contribute to the color of edible mushrooms?

Carotenoids are biologically active phytochemicals present as micro-components in fruits and vegetables, being responsible for their yellow, orange and red colors. The chromatographic behavior and the UV absorption spectrum provided by HPLC-DAD analysis constitute the clues for their identification....

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Main Author: Ribeiro, Bárbara (author)
Other Authors: Pinho, Paula Guedes de (author), Andrade, Paula B. (author), Oliveira, Carla (author), Ferreira, António César Silva (author), Baptista, Paula (author), Valentão, Patrícia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Carotenoids
Edible mushrooms
HPLC-DAD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/7634
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/7634

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/7634

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