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Current Issues in Molecular BiologyPhytoene synthase (PSY) is a multimeric enzyme that serves as the first enzyme in carotenoid synthesis within plant tissues and plays a crucial role in the production of carotenoids in plants. To understand the function of the PSY gene in Panax japonicus
Tingting Tang +4 more
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Advanced ScienceAs a dietary provitamin A carotenoid, β‐cryptoxanthin is more bioavailable than common carotenoids. However, β‐cryptoxanthin is a minor carotenoid in most crops, except for certain citrus species. A chimera (OCC) is identified, which grows from the graft
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Molecules, 2018 Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) fruit are much admired for their unique flavor and high nutritional value. This study tracks changes in skin color and antioxidant activity over six stages (S1 … S6) of fruit development in two cultivars of ...
Qianqian Shi +4 more
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Metabolism of carotenoid and its regulation in garden crop
浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2003 Carotenoids constitute one of the most important classes of plant pigments and have a range of diverse functions and actions, especially in relation to human health.
TAO Jun, ZHANG Shang-long
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Assessing the Impact of Environment on the Color of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) in the Wild
Ecology and EvolutionAnimal coloration is a complex phenotype that may be affected by genetics, evolution, ecology, and environment. Disentangling the impact of environment on phenotype can often be done in laboratory studies, but the results do not necessarily correspond to
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Chimia, 2011 This short review intends to present some key facts on carotenoids in a popular scientific language on the occasion of the International Year of Chemistry. Carotenoids have a characteristic C40H56 structure and represent a market value of several hundred million Euros. Their chemical synthesis is still a demanding challenge for chemists.
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ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF CAROTENOIDS [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1954 C O, Chichester, P S, Wong, G, Mackinney
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The association between lutein and zeaxanthin intake and multi-level biological aging
Frontiers in NutritionObjectiveThis study investigates the potential association between lutein and zeaxanthin (LZ) intake, particularly lutein, and biological aging. The study aims to explore how LZ intake affects the biological aging progression, particularly in organs like
Meiyi Tao +11 more
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Industria: Jurnal Teknologi dan Manajemen Agroindustri, 2014 Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh konsentrasi asam sitrat dan lama ekstraksi terhadap kadar karotenoid zat warna dari daun jati muda dan stabilitasnya dalam berbagai kondisi botol pengemas (gelap dan terang) selama proses ...
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Ornamental Plant ResearchCarotenoids are one of the important coloring substances in the ray florets of Zinnia elegans. Carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD) directly affects carotenoid contents by cleaving the double bond of carotenoids, thereby affecting the flower color ...
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