Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2019 Carotenoids are fascinating compounds that can be converted into many others, including retinoids that also play key roles in many processes. Although carotenoids are largely known in the context of food science, nutrition, and health as natural ...
A. Meléndez-Martínez
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Chloroplast to chromoplast transition in tomato fruit: spectral confocalmicroscopy analyses of carotenoids and chlorophylls in isolated plastids and time-lapse recording on intact live tissue [PDF]
, 2011 During evolution, chromoplasts have emerged as plastid structures which accumulate pigments to facilitate flower pollination and seed dispersal of fleshy fruit.
Barsan, Cristina +7 more
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Advanced Oral Delivery Systems for Nutraceuticals
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Emerging delivery technologies are explored to overcome barriers to oral nutraceutical absorption. Traditional carriers are compared with novel platforms including biodegradable polymers, MOFs, MPNs, and 3D printing. These systems enhance bioavailability, control release, and enable personalized nutrition.
Xin Yang +4 more
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Understanding the causes and consequences of high-carotene Cassava roots [PDF]
, 2012 A large dataset (2129 data points) was developed over the years of research to increase carotenoids content in cassava roots. Correlations were always based on more than 550 data points.
Becerra López-Lavalle, Luis Agusto +7 more
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Potential Role of Carotenoids as Antioxidants in Human Health and Disease
Nutrients, 2014 Carotenoids constitute a ubiquitous group of isoprenoid pigments. They are very efficient physical quenchers of singlet oxygen and scavengers of other reactive oxygen species.
J. Fiedor, K. Burda
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Human Skin Models in Biophotonics: Materials, Methods, and Applications
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.This review discusses how the optical properties of human skin can be replicated in human skin models. It describes the principles, materials, and techniques used to develop artificial skin for biophotonics research. Finally, the article highlights recent advances and shows how these models improve the study of light‐skin interactions without the need ...
Dardan Bajrami +4 more
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Fruit carotenoids affect the bioaccessibility and cellular uptake of ß-carotene from orange fleshed sweet potato [PDF]
, 2011 Context and motivation of the work: To fight against vitamin A deficiency in developing countries, consumption of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) which contains high concentrations of beta-carotene (provitamin A) is currently promoted.
Borel, Patrick +3 more
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Carotenoids in Cancer Apoptosis—The Road from Bench to Bedside and Back
Cancers, 2020 An incidence and mortality of cancer are rapidly growing worldwide, especially due to heterogeneous character of the disease that is associated with irreversible impairment of cellular homeostasis and function.
Lenka Koklesová +12 more
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Light‐Harvesting Nanomaterials Based on Dyes for Energy Transfer and Amplified Biosensing
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Light harvesting (LH) in plants inspires researchers to develop artificial LH nanomaterials. Here, LH nanomaterials based on organic dyes are reviewed, considering fundamental challenges on aggregation‐caused quenching, excitation energy transfer, and exciton migration length.
Andrey S. Klymchenko +2 more
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Modified atmosphere packaging and dark/light refrigerated storage in green leafy vegetables have impact on nutritional value [PDF]
, 2019 The consumption of zeaxanthin (Z) through a vegetable-rich diet is recommended to reduce the progression of age-related macular degeneration. Due to Z’s intrinsic dynamic character that results from its participation in the photoprotective xanthophyll ...
Becerril Soto, José María +3 more
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