edited by G. Britton, S. Liaaen-Jensen and H.Pfander
Topics in Volume 1A include: the history of carotenoid research, carotenoids today and challanges for the future, structures and nomenclature, isolation and analysis, chemical derivatization and chromatography (column, thin-layer, HPLC and SFC). A valuable novel feature is the collection of Worked Examples of the isolation and analysis of carotenoids from important natural sources as established procedures that newcomers to the field can easily follow.
ISBN 3-7643-2908-4