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Kinetic Study of Encapsulated β-Carotene Degradation in Aqueous Environments: A Review

Foods, 2022
The provitamin A activity of β-carotene is of primary interest to address one of the world’s major malnutrition concerns. β carotene is a fat-soluble compound and its bioavailability from natural sources is very poor.
Vera Lavelli, Jolanta Sereikaitė
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Comparative Profiles of Lipophilic Nutrients and In Vitro Antioxidant Activity in Commercial Arabica and Robusta Green Coffee Beans

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
Integrated compositional profiling of ten commercial green coffee lots showed higher mean total phenolic content, DPPH radical‐scavenging activity, β‐carotene, and total phytosterols in Robusta‐labeled lots, whereas Arabica‐labeled lots showed higher mean total tocopherols and total measured fatty acids.
Muyny Chhom, Youngmin Choi, Jung‐Ah Shin   +2 more
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Influence of Direct Saponification Conditions on Sterol Yield and Composition of the Unsaponifiable Fraction of the Microalga Isochrysis galbana and the Seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Saponification is a key step for recovering the unsaponifiable fraction (USF) of lipids, which contains bioactive sterols, tocopherols, and carotenoids. This study optimized direct saponification conditions (50–300 g L−1 KOH; 60°C–100°C) to recover sterol‐rich USFs from the microalga Isochrysis galbana and the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum,
Mina Zareie, Suzanne M. Budge
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β-carotene and Bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal protein differentially modulate feeding behaviour, mortality and physiology of European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis).

PLoS ONE, 2021
Maize with enhanced β-carotene production was engineered to counteract pervasive vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. Second-generation biofortified crops are being developed with additional traits that confer pest resistance.
Patricia Sarai Girón-Calva, Carmen Lopez, Alfonso Albacete, Ramon Albajes, Paul Christou, Matilde Eizaguirre   +5 more
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An Optimization Procedure for Preparing Aqueous CAR/HP-CD Aggregate Dispersions

Molecules, 2021
β-Carotene is a very important molecule for human health. It finds a large application in the food industry, especially for the development of functional foods and dietary supplements. However, β-carotene is an unstable compound and is sensitive to light,
Enrika Celitan, Ruta Gruskiene, Jolanta Sereikaite   +2 more
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Enhancing Meat Quality Through Dietary Fiber: Insights Into the Gut Microbiota‐Derived Short‐Chain Fatty Acids‐Muscle Axis

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
Dietary fiber (DF) modulates meat quality through the gut‐muscle axis by reshaping gut microbiota, improving intestinal integrity, reducing inflammation, and regulating muscle metabolism. These mechanisms influence muscle fiber characteristics and post‐mortem biochemistry, thereby enhancing tenderness, juiciness, color, flavor, and nutritional value of
Zeshan Zulfiqar, Muhammad Arslan Asif, Layla Al‐Mitib, Nabeela Ashiq, Haojie Wang, Yalei Cui, Boshuai Liu, Shucheng Huang, Yinghua Shi   +8 more
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Potential for Carotenoid and Other Bioproducts Production by a Brazilian Dunaliella salina Isolate Using a High Photon Flux Density Strategy

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Dunaliella species are among the most significant biological sources of carotenoids, notably beta‐carotene. Given that chemical synthesis offers a more cost‐effective alternative to biotechnological cultivation, optimizing production strategies is essential for economic viability.
Camylle Guimarães Scheliga, Izabela Queiroz Silva, Lucielen Oliveira Santos, Cláudia Maria Luz Lapa Teixeira   +3 more
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Valorization of bark extracts from Cerrado and Amazon species: phenolic characterization, antioxidant capacity, and photoprotective potential for circular bioeconomy applications

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Tree bark remains an underexploited source of high‐value‐added phenolic compounds with potential circular bioeconomy applications. This work characterized bark extracts from two species of distinct Brazilian biomes, Stryphnodendron adstringens (Cerrado) and Myrcia eximia (Amazon), obtained with three solvents (ethanol, methanol and acetone ...
Mário Sérgio Lorenço, Danilo José Machado de Abreu, Elesandra da Silva Araujo, Uasmim Lira Zidanes, Laise de Jesus dos Santos, Denisse Concepción Vega Villarruel, Elisângela Elena Nunes Carvalho, Fábio Akira Mori   +7 more
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Meeting the Vitamin A Requirement: The Efficacy and Importance of β-Carotene in Animal Species

The Scientific World Journal, 2016
Vitamin A is essential for life in all vertebrate animals. Vitamin A requirement can be met from dietary preformed vitamin A or provitamin A carotenoids, the most important of which is β-carotene.
Alice S. Green, Andrea J. Fascetti
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Enabling Bioprocess Upscaling Prediction Through Hybrid Modelling and Transfer Learning Under Small‐Data Scenarios

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Accurate prediction of bioprocess scale‐up is critical for accelerating the deployment of novel and sustainable biomanufacturing systems. However, this remains challenging as multi‐scale data is expensive to generate and mechanistic understanding is often incomplete, leading upscaling decisions to rely heavily on empirical expertise. This work
Harvey Al‐Ramadhan, Fernando Vega‐Ramon, Keju Jing, Dongda Zhang   +3 more
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