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Marine Carotenoids: Biological Functions and Commercial Applications
Marine Drugs, 2011 Carotenoids are the most common pigments in nature and are synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms and fungi. Carotenoids are considered key molecules for life.
José M. Vega +5 more
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Interplay between carotenoids, abscisic acid and jasmonate guides the compatible rice-Meloidogyne graminicola interaction [PDF]
, 2017 In this study, we have characterized the role of carotenoids and chlorophyll in the compatible interaction between the sedentary root knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne graminicola and the monocot model plant rice (Oryza sativa). Previous transcriptome data
Demeestere, Kristof +5 more
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Antioxidants, 2020 Carotenoids are well known for their potent antioxidant function in the cellular system. However, in cancer cells with an innately high level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), carotenoids may act as potent pro-oxidant molecules and trigger ...
Juhyun Shin +4 more
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Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022 Carotenoids are a kind of fat-soluble natural pigments widely found in fruits and vegetables, having a variety of functional properties. Generally, the bioavailability of carotenoids in fruits and vegetables is low, and different processing methods will ...
Jinyan YANG +5 more
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Biotechnology Reports, 2019 Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments used by pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and feed industry as antioxidants and colorants. Although traditional sources of carotenoids are fruits, vegetables and chemical synthesis, prospecting for alternative sinks of ...
Eugenia Vila +4 more
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Use of carotenoids in feed mixtures for poultry: a review
Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica, 2018 Carotenoids are present in ingredients of feed for poultry. Their content can be further increased by supplementation of feed mixtures with synthetic or natural carotenoids.
Marounek Milan, Pebriansyah Akhir
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Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences, 2022 Carotenoids play important roles in living organisms. However, animals cannot synthesize carotenoids by themselves, and they must absorb and accumulate carotenoids from their diets in which some key genes are involved. In present study, a gene named StAR-
Yunpeng Xue +5 more
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Biosynthesis of fucoxanthin and diadinoxanthin and function of initial pathway genes in Phaeodactylum tricornutum [PDF]
, 2012 The biosynthesis pathway to diadinoxanthin and fucoxanthin was elucidated in Phaeodactylum tricornutum by a combined approach involving metabolite analysis identification of gene function.
Breitenbach, Jürgen +5 more
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Marine Drugs, 2014 Sea angels, Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis, are small, floating sea slugs belonging to Gastropoda, and their gonads are a bright orange-red color. Sea angels feed exclusively on a small herbivorous sea snail, Limacina helicina.
Takashi Maoka +2 more
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Reviewing the effects of food provisioning on wildlife immunity [PDF]
, 2018 While urban expansion increasingly encroaches on natural habitats, many wildlife species capitalize on anthropogenic food resources, which have the potential to both positively and negatively influence their responses to infection.
Babayan, Simon A. +2 more
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