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Marine Drugs, 2018 Carotenoids are natural pigments that play pivotal roles in many physiological functions. The characteristics of carotenoids, their effects on health, and the cosmetic benefits of their usage have been under investigation for a long time; however, most ...
Ramaraj Sathasivam, Jang-Seu Ki
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ON THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF CAROTENOIDS [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1954 C O, Chichester, P S, Wong, G, Mackinney
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Genome‐wide association study of carotenoids in maize kernel
The Plant GenomePlain Language Summary In this study, the contents of four carotenoids in 244 maize inbred lines were detected and about three million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for genome‐wide association study to preliminarily analyze the genetic mechanism
Weiwei Chen +8 more
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Nutritional Importance of Carotenoids and Their Effect on Liver Health: A Review
Antioxidants, 2019 The consumption of carotenoids has beneficial effects on health, reducing the risk of certain forms of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and macular degeneration, among others.
Laura Inés Elvira-Torales +2 more
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Development of a cellular model to evaluate the hypothesis that dietary carotenoids are antioxidants [PDF]
, 1996 Numerous epidemiologic studies support an inverse association between consumption of carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables and the incidence of some degenerative diseases in humans.
Martin, Keith R. +1 more
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Association between serum carotenoids and bacterial vaginosis infection among American women
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a widely occurring vaginal inflammation in women of childbearing age caused by dysbiosis of the vaginal flora. Few studies have investigated the effect of serum carotenoids on the development and pathogenesis of BV.
Ming-Zhi Tan +3 more
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, 2013 CARODEL aims to valorise the results from the previous FP7 COLORSPORE project, in which initial isolation and characterization work was performed on Bacillus strains producing gastric-stable carotenoids.
RICCA, EZIO
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Production and utilization of phytoene, phytofluene, and lycopene tracers for bioavailability and biodistribution studies [PDF]
, 2010 Tomato product consumption is epidemiologically associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease as well as several cancers, and is most strongly associated with decreased prostate cancer risk.
Engelmann, Nancy J.
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Plasma Carotenoids and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Patients with prior Head and Neck Cancer
, 2009 Diets high in fruits and vegetables are generally believed protective against several chronic diseases. One suggested mechanism is a reduction in oxidative stress.
Kathryn J. Hughes +6 more
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Biological Journal of Microorganism, 2016 Introduction: Microorganisms produce carotenoids as a part of their response to environmental stresses. Carotenoids have many applications in human health, such as antioxidant, anti-cancer, light protection activity and as a precursor for hormones ...
Mahdiye Esmizade +2 more
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