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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| author | Kammona, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen |
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| 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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| spelling | iium-434812021-08-01T14:51:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/ Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers Kammona, 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. 2015 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/1/IJPPS.pdf Kammona, 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 |
| spellingShingle | S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP248.13 Biotechnology TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc Kammona, Suhair Othman, Rashidi Jaswir, Irwandi Jamal, Parveen Characterisation of carotenoid content in diverse local sweet potato (ipomoea batatas) flesh tubers |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| topic | S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture TP248.13 Biotechnology TP934 Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/43481/1/IJPPS.pdf |