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Isolation and partial characterization of a natural antioxidant from shrimp (Pandalus jordani)

Creator:

De Rosenzweig Pasquel, Lorenzo Jose

Abstract:

The nature of a natural antioxidant present in shrimp was investigated. Shrimp extracts were prepared using different solvents to ascertain the best extraction method. The antioxidant activity was determined using the (β-carotene-linoleate model system and the oxygen weighing method. Ethanol proved to be the best solvent for extracting the natural...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis