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Effects of spirulina carotenoid on carotenoid deposition and immunity in sex-reversed red tilapia [PDF]

Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2007
A study was conducted in 235-l glass tanks filled with 180-l water using closed recirculation water system of 1.2 l/min flow rate to determine the effects of spirulina carotenoid on its accumulation and immune in sex-reversed red tilapia.
Phromkunthong, W., Udom, U., Supamattaya, K., Kiriratnikom, S.   +3 more
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Long-term strict raw food diet is associated with favourable plasma b-carotene and low plasma lycopene concentrations in Germans [PDF]

, 2008
Dietary carotenoids are associated with a reduced risk of chronic diseases. Raw food diets are predominantly plant-based diets that are practised with the intention of preventing chronic diseases by virtue of their high content of beneficial nutritive ...
Garcia, A.L., Katz, N., Elmadfa, I., Strassner, C., Dagnelie, P.C., Garcia, A., Leitzmann, C., Koebnick, C., Hoffmann, I.   +8 more
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Carotenoid content of pandanus fruit cultivars and other foods of the Republic of Kiribati

, 2006
Background: Kiribati, a remote atoll island country of the Pacific, has serious problems of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). Thus, it is important to identify locally grown acceptable foods that might be promoted to alleviate this problem.
Dolodolotawake, U, Kaiririete, M, Dolodolotawake, U., Rimon, B, Englberger, L., Luta, T., Marks, G., Schierle, J, Fitzgerald, M., Rimon, B., Schierle, J., Fitzgerald, MH, Aalbersberg, W., Kaiririete, M., Humphries, J., Humphries, J, Iuta, T, Aalbersberg, W, Marks, GC, Englberger, L   +19 more
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Effects of Light on Secondary Metabolites in Selected Leafy Greens: A Review

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
In contrast to the primary metabolism, responsible for essential synthesis mechanisms and mass balance in plants, the secondary metabolism is not of particular importance for each cell but for the plant organism as its whole.
Felix Thoma, Annette Somborn-Schulz, Dennis Schlehuber, Volkmar Keuter, Görge Deerberg   +4 more
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Assessment of carotenoid degradation of grits from orange corn packaged in high barrier thermosealed pouches

, 2021
Genetically improved maize varieties with high carotenoid levels and dark orange color have been developed to increase dietary consumption of macular carotenoids.
Darwin, Ortiz, Ingrid, Aragón, Sean , Renwick, Evan, Rocheford, Tyler , Lawson, Torbert , Rocheford, Jhoan, Rodriguez-Yara   +6 more
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Advances in Molecular Genetics of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Capsicum

Guangdong nongye kexue
Pepper (Capsicum spp.) belongs to the genus Capsicum in the Solanaceae family and is widely cultivated around the world as a vegetable and spice crop. In addition to its application as a cooking ingredient and spice, pepper also has a wide range of uses ...
Minghua DENG, Yunrong MO, Junheng LYU, Kai ZHAO, Yaoyao HUANG, Yanyan WANG, Hong ZHANG   +6 more
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Cloning and characterisation of a maize carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (ZmCCD1) and its involvement in the biosynthesis of apocarotenoids with various roles in mutualistic and parasitic interactions

, 2008
Colonisation of maize roots by arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi leads to the accumulation of apocarotenoids (cyclohexenone and mycorradicin derivatives).
Ming, Z., Verstappen, F.W.A., Bisseling, T., Bouwmeester, H.J., Walter, M.H., van Echteld, E., Beekwilder, M.J., Echteld, E., van, Hans, J., Sun, Z., Matusova, R., Strack, D.   +11 more
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Dietary astaxanthin levels affect colour, growth, carotenoid digestibility and the accumulation of specific carotenoid esters in the Giant Tiger Shrimp, Penaeus monodon [PDF]

, 2017
The carotenoid astaxanthin (Axn) plays a vital role in shrimp pigmentation, with direct influence on product quality, and forms a significant cost component of shrimp aquaculture feeds.
Glencross, Brett, Blyth, David, Wade, Nicholas M, Bourne, Nicholas, Irvin, Simon, Cheers, Sue   +5 more
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Improvement in the stability and bioaccessibility of carotenoid and carotenoid esters from a papaya by-product using O/W emulsions

, 2023
This article belongs to the Special Issue The Use of Waste Products from the Food Industry to Obtain High Value-Added Products.The aim of the present work was to improve the stability and bioaccessibility of carotenoids from green oil extracts obtained ...
Cano, M. Pilar, Pérez-Pascual, Noelia, Gloria Lobo, Welti-Chanes, Jorge, Jorge Welti-Chanes, Sara Lara-Abia, Noelia Pérez-Pascual, Lara-Abia, Sara, M. Pilar Cano, Lobo, Gloria   +9 more
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Designing Polymer Nanocomposites for X‐Ray Shielding: Mechanisms, Architectures, and Scalable Processing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights advances in lightweight, lead‐free polymer nanocomposites for diagnostic X‐ray shielding. By linking filler chemistry, dispersion, architecture, and photon interaction mechanisms, it establishes structure–performance relationships guiding material design.
Aklilu G. Messele, Hossein Ipakchi, Tizazu H. Mekonnen   +2 more
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