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Beta-carotene as antioxidant

European journal of clinical nutrition, 1996
Objective: Beta-carotene has been shown to exhibit a good radical-trapping antioxidant activity in vitro. We were interested to see if dietary β-carotene in combination with various intake levels for vitamin A would also inhibit lipid peroxidation ...
van der Plas, R.M., Berg, H. van den, van den Berg, H., Plas, R.M. van der, Haenen, G.R.M.M., Bast, A.   +5 more
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Effect of beta-carotene supplementation on African skin [PDF]

, 2014
The authors were funded by the South African National Research Foundation (V.C.), the British Academy, and Wolfson Foundation (D.P.).The quantification of skin carotenoid levels has a range of applications in Caucasian populations, from serving as a ...
Perrett, D.I., Coetzee, Vinet, Coetzee, V., Perrett, David Ian   +3 more
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Beta-carotene Reduces Body Adiposity of Mice Via BCMO1 [PDF]

, 2011
Evidence from cell culture studies indicates that ß-carotene-(BC)-derived apocarotenoid signaling molecules can modulate the activities of nuclear receptors that regulate many aspects of adipocyte physiology.
Yvonne G. J. van Helden, Georg Lietz, Kiec-Wilk, B., Andreu Palou, Adrian Wyss, von Lintig, J., Jean François Landrier, Landrier, Jean-Francois, Ursula Razny, Lietz, G., Raźny, Urszula, Kramer, E.H.M., Amengual, J., Wyss, A., Kramer, Evelien, Lietz, Georg, Gouranton, Erwan, M. Luisa Bonet, Razny, Ursula, Beata Kiec-Wilk, van Helden, Y.G., M Luisa Bonet, Joan Ribot, Susanne Hessel, Aldona Dembinska-Kiec, Jaap Keijer, Landrier, Jean François, Yvonne G J van Helden, Keijer, J., Hessel, S., Dembinska-Kiec, Aldona, Amengual, Jaume, Keijer, Jaap, Landrier, J. F., Bonet, M. Luisa, Ribot, Joan, Kramer, E., Dembinska-Kiec, A., Gouranton, E., Palou, Andreu, Kiec-Wilk, Beata, Ribot, J., Erwan Gouranton, Palou, A., Razny, U., Helden, Y.G.J., Johannes von Lintig, Wyss, Adrian, Hessel, Susanne, Evelien Kramer, van Helden, Yvonne G. J., Luisa Bonet, M., von Lintig, Johannes, Bonet, M.L., Jaume Amengual   +54 more
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Variations in seed oil and chemical composition among the safflower genotypes (Carthamus tinctorius L.)

Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2023
Seeds of oil crops are both important sources of edible oils and bioactive compounds. The present study was carried out to determine variations in oil content, bioactive compounds (total phenolic, flavonoid, carotenoid, xanthophyll and tocopherol) and ...
Muhammet TONGUÇ, Sercan ÖNDER, Sabri ERBAŞ   +2 more
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Knockout of the Bcmo1 gene results in an inflammatory response in female lung, which is suppressed by dietary beta-carotene [PDF]

, 2010
Beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase 1 knockout (Bcmo1 (-/-)) mice accumulate beta-carotene (BC) similarly to humans, whereas wild-type (Bcmo1 (+/+)) mice efficiently cleave BC.
Yvonne G. J. van Helden, Georg Lietz, Roger W. L. Godschalk, Jaap Keijer, Teerds, K., Hessel, S., Keijer, J., Schooten, F.J., van, Adrian Wyss, von Lintig, J., Sandra G. Heil, Heil, S.G., Kramer, E., Lietz, G., van Schooten, F.J., Lintig, J., von, Amengual, J., Wyss, A., Ribot, J., Katja Teerds, Frederik J. van Schooten, Helden, Y.G.J., Johannes von Lintig, Godschalk, R.W.L., M. Luisa Bonet, van Helden, Y.G., Evelien Kramer, Joan Ribot, Susanne Hessel, Teerds, K.J., Bonet, M.L., Jaume Amengual   +31 more
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EFFECT OF SPRAYING WITH BENZYL ADENINE, GIBBERELLIC ACID AND FOLIAGE FERTILIZER WITH SOME MICRONUTRIENTS ON SOME CHEMICAL CHARACTERS OF FUNGREEK PLANT Trigonella foenum-gracum L. [PDF]

Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2017
This experiment was carried out in the College of Agriculture and Forestry farm, from 5 November 2009 to 19 May 2011 for the two seasons respectively, on Trigonella foenum-graecum L. local Varity.
Gihan Saleh, Ammar Omer Al-Atrakchii
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Use of R. carthamoides in feeding black-and-white cattle heifers

Аграрная наука Евро-Северо-Востока, 2022
The article presents the results of studies on the effect of feeding doses of vitamin-herbal flour made of the green mass of R. carthamoides on the growth dynamics and biochemical composition of the blood of young cattle.
I. N. Zhdanova, N. A. Morozkov
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Beta-carotene affects gene-expression in lungs of male and female Bcmo1-/-mice in opposite directions [PDF]

, 2010
Molecular mechanisms triggered by high dietary beta-carotene (BC) intake in lung are largely unknown. We performed microarray gene expression analysis on lung tissue of BC supplemented beta-carotene 15,150-monooxygenase 1 knockout (Bcmo1-/-) mice, which ...
Yvonne G. J. van Helden, Roger W. L. Godschalk, Jaap Keijer, Hollman, P.C., Keijer, J., Frederik J. van Schooten, Helden, Y.G.J., Hollman, P.C.H., Swarts, H.J.M., Godschalk, R.W.L., Schooten, F.J., van, Peter C. H. Hollman, van Schooten, F.J., Swarts, J.J.M., van Helden, Y.G.J., Hans J. M. Swarts   +15 more
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Response of sorghum to effect of two azo dye bacteria [PDF]

Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021
A huge amount of azo-dye wastewater is generated annually by the textile industry. At present, the improper disposal of azo dyes to water bodies causes considerable concern as it can disrupt the ecosystem and, because of their toxicity and ...
Alaa Jasim Mohammed Al-Shemmary, Maysoon Mahdi Salih Al-Taee   +1 more
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Main Carotenoids Produced by Microorganisms

Encyclopedia, 2021
Carotenoids are the pigments present in plants, animals, and microorganisms which are responsible for a broad variety of colors found in nature. Their capacity as antioxidants mainly established their marketable success as health, food, and feed ...
Sonia Martínez-Cámara, Ana Ibañez, Sara Rubio, Carlos Barreiro, José-Luis Barredo   +4 more
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