Photochemical and thermal degradation of a naturally occurring dye used in artistic painting. A chromatographic, spectrophotometric and fluorimetric study on saffron

Saffron is a yellow substance which is extracted from the stigmas of Crocus sativus L. and is used in painting, cooking and medicine. In this paper six components (trans and cis crocins) with carotenoid structures were separated from natural saffron by HPLC and were characterised by their absorption...

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Main Authors: Vida Vickackaite, Aldo Romani, Danilo Pannacci, Gianna Favaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2004-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1110662X04000224
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