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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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MOESM3 of ι-Tocopherol and β-carotene concentrations in feed, colostrum, cow and calf serum in Swedish dairy herds with high or low calf mortality

, 2018
Additional file 3. Forms for individual calves regarding feeding routines.
Torsein, Maria, Lindberg, Ann, Svensson, Catarina, Jensen, SĂśren, Berg, Charlotte, Waller, Karin   +5 more
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Potential of Bee Pollen as a Nutraceutical And/Or Functional Ingredient for Metabolic Syndrome Management: In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti‐Inflammatory, and Digestive Enzyme Inhibitory Activities

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Bee pollen samples from China and Spain exhibited in vitro antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and digestive enzyme inhibitory activities due to their composition, suggesting their potential as a nutraceutical or functional ingredient to help counteract oxidative stress, chronic inflammation, and metabolic disorders.
Adriana Maite Fernández‐Fernández, Victoria Olt, Jessica Báez, Marcelo Miraballes, Melissa Romero, Cecilia Dauber, Ignacio Vieitez, Estela Santos, Adriana Gámbaro, Alejandra Medrano   +9 more
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The evaluation of the quality of beta-carotene derived from Azolla Filiculoides in the Anzali Wetland using the alkaline hydrolysis method in summer

‬‭Majallah-i ̒Ilmī-i Shīlāt-i Īrān, 2017
The present project was aimed at determining the content, quality, and purity of β-carotene extracted from Azolla filiculoides in the Anzali Wetland, comparing it with synthetic β-carotene, and measuring its economic value.
M seifzadeh email ; A.A khanipour; Y morady
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Optimising the Eco‐Friendly Extraction of Carotenoids From Gac Fruit: A Sustainable Solution for Natural Red Food Colourants

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Gac fruit's high carotenoid content, especially in the aril, makes it an excellent natural red pigment source for food applications, offering a safer alternative to synthetic dyes. Ethanol extraction achieved the highest overall pigment recovery (89.53%), whereas ethyl lactate extraction yielded the highest levels of total carotenoids, β‐carotene ...
N. Netravati, S. Gomez, B. Pathrose, A. Suma, J. Hosamani   +4 more
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Conversion of β-carotene into astaxanthin: Two separate enzymes or a bifunctional hydroxylase-ketolase protein?

Microbial Cell Factories, 2008
Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll of great interest in animal nutrition and human health. The market prospect in the nutraceutics industries for this health-protective molecule is very promising.
Gudiña Eduardo, Martín Juan F, Barredo José L   +2 more
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Rewiring nutrition: Chemical insights into the physiological and microbiological roles of food's microconstituents

Food Biomacromolecules, EarlyView.
Bidirectional interactions between food‐derived sensory compounds, gut sensing and microbiota, host physiological feedback, and metabolite production within the food matrix collectively shape sensory perception, microbial dynamics, and metabolic health.
Mohammad Nazrul Islam Bhuiyan
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Optimization of Ultrasound‐Assisted Extraction of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia) Seed Oil With the Use of Response Surface Methodology

Future Postharvest and Food, EarlyView.
Ultrasound‐assisted extraction (UAE) of seabuckthorn seed oil enhanced yield (17.95%), antioxidant activity (IC50: 5.25 μg/mL), and carotenoid content (266.63 mg/100 g). The oil, rich in unsaturated fatty acids (83.15%), exhibited superior quality, thermal stability, and potential applications in food, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, making UAE a ...
Mrityunjoy Das, Baikuntha Jyoti Gogoi, Ajitabh Bora, D. V. Kamboj, N. L. Raju   +4 more
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Aloe vera in Food Preservation: Harnessing Bioactive Constituents for Clean‐Label Innovation and Safety Assurance

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Aloe vera‐derived biopolymers and nanoformulations enhance antimicrobial, antioxidant, and barrier functions in clean‐label edible coatings and films, whereas safety‐critical anthraquinone thresholds and regulatory constraints shape their translational potential.
Acharya Balkrishna, Hemant Sharma, Sonam Verma, Amar Jeet, Sumit Kumar Singh, Sharad Kumar Tripathi, Vedpriya Arya   +6 more
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Extraction and Estimation of β-carotene Pigment from Some Species of The Genus Rhodotorula and Study The Ability to Increas Their Production By Mutagenesis

Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017
Beta-carotene pigment was extracted from 6 strains collected from different sources related to some species of the genus Rhodotorula sp. The maximum productivity was in the strain Rhodotorula  mucilaginosa BA61 with amount 10.25 gm/l. The minimum productivity was from the strain R. minuta BA78 with amount 5.39 gm/l. The effects of the chemical mutagen (
Badia A. J. Mula Oboida, Rafiah Q. J. Al-Zubaidi, Raad H. S.Al-Haj Alawi   +2 more
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