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Antioxidants, 2019 Carotenoids are a group of natural pigments, consisting of more than 750 compounds known so far [...]
Volker Böhm
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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.
Walter Jucker
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Physiological changes of microalga Dunaliella parva under the treatment of PEG, CaCl2.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Carotenoids are antioxidants, which reduce various chronic diseases of human, and have many industrial applications. The halophilic Dunaliella parva (D. parva) is rich in carotenoids. The compounds CaCl2 and PEG are the popular metabolic enhancers.
Qiman Zou +4 more
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Molecules, 2022 Carotenoids are isoprenoid-derived natural products produced in plants, algae, fungi, and photosynthetic bacteria. Most animals cannot synthesize carotenoids because the biosynthetic machinery to create carotenoids de novo is absent in animals, except ...
Damilohun Samuel Metibemu +1 more
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Marine Microbial-Derived Resource Exploration: Uncovering the Hidden Potential of Marine Carotenoids
Marine Drugs, 2022 Microbes in marine ecosystems are known to produce secondary metabolites. One of which are carotenoids, which have numerous industrial applications, hence their demand will continue to grow.
Ray Steven +12 more
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Current Research in Food Science, 2023 The color and pungency are important indicators for evaluating the quality of chili oil, which are mainly determined by the carotenoids and capsaicinoids, respectively.
Xueying Bai +4 more
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Carotenoid Content and Profiles of Pumpkin Products and By-Products
Molecules, 2023 The goal of this review is to provide an overview of the current findings on the major carotenoids and their content in pumpkin products and by-products. The content of total carotenoids and the composition of carotenoids in pumpkins depend mainly on the
Antonela Ninčević Grassino +5 more
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Carotenoid enrichment in eggs: From biochemistry perspective
Animal Nutrition, 2023 The emergence of safe and functional eggs for consumer acceptance has gained focus. The production of carotenoid-enriched eggs has received attention due to its multifunctional biological properties. Nutritional modification of laying hens’ diet can be a
Dieudonné M. Dansou +7 more
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Antioxidant activities of spray-dried carotenoids using maltodextrin-Arabic gum as wall materials
Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 Background Carotenoids are natural pigments that are highly sensitive to light, heat, acids, oxygen, metals, and free radicals, which degrade the antioxidant activities of carotenoids.
Marco Antonio González-Peña +2 more
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Aromatic carotenoids: Biological sources and geological implications
Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2022 Aromatic carotenoids have been discovered in geological sections recording mass extinction events, oceanic anoxic events, and other geological abnormalities. Given their conventional biological source attribution to phototrophic sulfur bacteria, aromatic
Jian Ma, Xingqian Cui
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