title: Photostability of lycopene dispersed in an aqueous solution.
abstract: Lycopene dispersed in aqueous solutions with different dissolved oxygen contents was photo-irradiated by using a xenon weather meter, and the contents of lycopene and dissolved oxygen were measured. Both the degradation of lycopene and the consumption of dissolved oxygen followed a first-order kinetics model. There was a proportional relationship between the degradation content of lycopene and the consumption of dissolved oxygen. These results indicate that dissolved oxygen would also be involved in the photolysis of lycopene.
authors: San-Ei Gen F.F.I. Inc., Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan.
authors: Masayuki
authors: M
authors: Nishino
authors: Takeshi
authors: T
authors: Miuchi
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Sakata
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Nishida
authors: Yoshiyuki
authors: Y
authors: Murata
authors: Yoshimasa
authors: Y
authors: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007700:Kinetics; D008027:Light; D000077276:Lycopene; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000528:radiation effects*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010782:Photolysis; D012996:Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D002338:Carotenoids; D010100:Oxygen; D000077276:Lycopene