New natural carotenoid sources I. Carotenoid pigments of Medicago sativa L.
The carotenoid content of Medicago sativa L. harvested in May (1985) at Cluj-Napoca have been studied. The main carotenoid pigments found were lutein and b-carotine followed, in decreasing order, by violoxanthine, cryptoxanthine, neoxanthine, zeaxanthine and neo-b-carotine. There were a high content...
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Language: | English |
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1987-08-01
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Series: | Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca |
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Online Access: | http://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/240 |