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Carotenoids - Effective Radical Scavengers for Healthy and Beautiful Skin [PDF]
, 2019 Free radicals are involved in various diseases and skin aging. To reduce and prevent this risk, our body produces antioxidants that can neutralize free radicals.
Darvin, Maxim E. +4 more
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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.Abstract Efforts to use transcriptomics for toxicity testing have classically relied on the assumption that chemicals consistently produce characteristic transcriptomic signatures that are reflective of their mechanism of action. However, the degree to which transcriptomic responses are conserved across different test methodologies has seldom been ...
Paul Béziers +10 more
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Analysis of carotenoid accumulation and expression of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in different organs of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) [PDF]
, 2012 The relationship between carotenoid accumulation and expression of carotenoid biosynthesis genes was investigated in the flowers, stems, young leaves, old leaves, and roots of Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis).
Kim, Haeng Hoon +8 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.This review highlights non‐thermal extraction technologies for seaweed proteins, emphasizing their mechanisms, impacts on protein structure and functionality, and sustainability potential. Key limitations related to species dependence, extract complexity, and scale‐up are discussed to guide future industrial and biorefinery applications.
Rahat Mahmud +3 more
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A foundation for provitamin A biofortification of maize: genome-wide association and genomic prediction models of carotenoid levels. [PDF]
, 2014 Efforts are underway for development of crops with improved levels of provitamin A carotenoids to help combat dietary vitamin A deficiency. As a global staple crop with considerable variation in kernel carotenoid composition, maize (Zea mays L.) could ...
Buckler, Edward S +13 more
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Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.This study compares oxidative stability, fatty acid profiles, volatile compounds, and sensory attributes of four Xinjiang seed oils. Distinct aldehyde‐driven aroma patterns and compositional differences were revealed, providing a scientific basis for quality evaluation and valorization of underutilized plant seed oils in food applications.
Yilai Wan +4 more
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Batch extraction of β-carotene from Gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng) fruit peel
Chimica Techno Actaβ-carotene, a prominent provitamin A carotenoid, functions both as an essential antioxidant beneficial to human health and as a natural food colorant.
Tran Do Phuong Quyen +4 more
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Zīst/shināsī-i Giyāhī-i Īrān, 2016 The inhibitory or stimulatory effect of one plant on other plant species through the released chemical compounds into the environment, known as allelochemicals, is called allelopathy. In the present study, effect of aqueous extracts of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) leaves on growth pattern and ability of β-carotene production in unicellular green ...
Sahar Mazang-Ghasemi +3 more
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In vitro bioaccessibility of β-carotene in pumpkin and butternut squash subjected to different cooking methods [PDF]
, 2018 β-carotene, a type of provitamin A, is beneficial to our health. However, the compound needs to be released from its food matrix before being utilised by the body.
Koh, S. H., Loh, Su Peng
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Total carotenoid content, α-carotene and β-carotene, of landrace pumpkins (Cucurbita moschata Duch): A preliminary study [PDF]
, 2011 Landrace pumpkins occur in nature and their potential as source of pro-vitamin A may be investigated in order to be used in conventional plant breeding or biofortification programs, aiming to increase the total carotenoids and β-carotene contents.
Birar, Vishal +10 more
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