Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers

Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops in the world. Sweet potato is rich with carotenoids and pro-vitamin A. Carotenoids compounds are commonly found in fruits and vegetables and are responsible for yellow, orange, and red pigmentations. Carotenoids are antioxidant...

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Main Authors:	Hussein, Suhair, Othman, Rashidi, Jaswir, Irwandi, Jamal, Parveen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Academic Sciences 2015
Subjects:	S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP248.13 Biotechnology TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/1/IJPPS.pdf

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spelling	iium-434812016-03-24T08:42:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/ Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers Hussein, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP248.13 Biotechnology TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops in the world. Sweet potato is rich with carotenoids and pro-vitamin A. Carotenoids compounds are commonly found in fruits and vegetables and are responsible for yellow, orange, and red pigmentations. Carotenoids are antioxidants compounds with pharmaceutical and medicinal benefits. Carotenoids such as α-carotene and β-carotene react as provitamin A in the human body, while lutein and zeaxanthin are two major components of the macular pigment of the retina. Academic Sciences 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/1/IJPPS.pdf Hussein, Suhair and Othman, Rashidi and Jaswir, Irwandi and Jamal, Parveen (2015) Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers. International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 7 (2). pp. 347-351. ISSN 0975-1491 http://innovareacademics.in/journals/index.php/ijpps/article/viewFile/3643/pdf_629
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spellingShingle	S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP248.13 Biotechnology TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc Hussein, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
description	Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is one of the most important food crops in the world. Sweet potato is rich with carotenoids and pro-vitamin A. Carotenoids compounds are commonly found in fruits and vegetables and are responsible for yellow, orange, and red pigmentations. Carotenoids are antioxidants compounds with pharmaceutical and medicinal benefits. Carotenoids such as α-carotene and β-carotene react as provitamin A in the human body, while lutein and zeaxanthin are two major components of the macular pigment of the retina.
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author	Hussein, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen
author_facet	Hussein, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen
author_sort	Hussein, Suhair
title	Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
title_short	Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
title_full	Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
title_fullStr	Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
title_full_unstemmed	Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
title_sort	characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers
publisher	Academic Sciences
publishDate	2015
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Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers

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