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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Bacterial Carotenoids. XLVI. C50-Carotenoids. 14. C50-Carotenoids from Arthrobacter glacialis. [PDF]
Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1975 From the psychrophilic bacterium Arthrobacter glacialis have been isolated three C50-carotenoids with molecular formulae C50H72O2: the bicyclic decaprenoxanthin (1a, 7% of total carotenoids), the aliphatic bisanhydrobacterioruberin (2a, 10%) and the monocyclic A.g. 470 (3a, 83%).
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Oxidative stress status of highly prolific sows during gestation and lactation
Animal, 2011 Elevated oxidative stress is reported to be associated with pregnancy complications in highly prolific sows. Oxidative DNA damage and the antioxidant status were determined in blood samples collected during the course of gestation and lactation in ...
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Effect of Dietary Structure on Bioavailability and Antioxidant Activity of Citrus Carotenoids [PDF]
Shipin Kexue, 2023 In order to explore the effect of different dietary structures (normal diet, high-protein diet, high-fat diet, high-sugar diet) on the bioavailability and antioxidant activity of citrus carotenoids, the changes in the carotenoid content, ferric reducing ...
LI Mengjie, PAN Siyi
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A foundation for provitamin A biofortification of maize: genome-wide association and genomic prediction models of carotenoid levels. [PDF]
, 2014 Efforts are underway for development of crops with improved levels of provitamin A carotenoids to help combat dietary vitamin A deficiency. As a global staple crop with considerable variation in kernel carotenoid composition, maize (Zea mays L.) could ...
Buckler, Edward S +13 more
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Carotenoids and antioxidant enzymes as biomarkers of the impact of heavy metals in food chain [PDF]
, 2016 Antioxidant enzymes (catalase and peroxidase) and carotenoids (lutein and â-carotene) are often used as biomarkers of metal contamination of water and agricultural soils.
Andrianos, Vangelis +6 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 ...
Dagnelie, P.C. +7 more
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Improved production of lutein and β-carotene by thermal and light intensity upshifts in the marine microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 [PDF]
, 2020 The industrial microalga Tetraselmis sp. CTP4 is a promising candidate for aquaculture feed, novel food, cosmeceutical and nutraceutical due to its balanced biochemical profile.
Barreira, Luísa +8 more
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