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Carotenoids in Lycopersicum esculetum (Tomatoes)


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It has long been known that lycopene is the main normal constituent of red tomatoes. The composition of the hydrocarbon fraction has been thoroughly investigated by Trombly and Porter.
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A. Krishna Mallia
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-12, India
C. Subbarayan
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-12, India
H. R. Cama
Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-12, India

Abstract


It has long been known that lycopene is the main normal constituent of red tomatoes. The composition of the hydrocarbon fraction has been thoroughly investigated by Trombly and Porter.