Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9757661 | Chemistry and Physics of Lipids | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Carotenoids are typically rather insoluble compounds. However, when a carotenoid acid was used as an acyl part in a phospholipid the phosphocholine group acted as an efficient hydrophilisizer for the carotenoid, generating highly unsaturated surfactants.
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Authors
Bente Jeanette Foss, Hans-Richard Sliwka, Vassilia Partali, Stine Nalum Naess, Arnljot Elgsaeter, Thor-Bernt Melø, K. Razi Naqvi,