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Phytoene and phytofluene overproduction by Dunaliella salina using the mitosis inhibitor chlorpropham

Algal Research, 2020
The halotolerant chlorophyte microalga, Dunaliella salina, is one of the richest sources of carotenoids and will accumulate up to 10% of the dry biomass as β-carotene, depending on the integrated amount of light to which the alga is exposed during a division cycle.
Yanan Xu, Patricia J. Harvey
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Tomato-Soy Juice Reduces Inflammation and Modulates the Urinary Metabolome in Adults With Obesity. [PDF]

Mol Nutr Food Res
Compared to pre‐intervention, consuming a tomato‐soy juice (54 mg lycopene, 189 mg soy isoflavones/d) reduced levels of inflammatory cytokines (IL‐5, IL‐12p70, and GM‐CSF, with TNF‐alpha trending downward), increased plasma lycopene and urinary soy isoflavone metabolites, and altered the urinary metabolome. ABSTRACT Chronic, low‐grade inflammation is a
Sholola MJ, Miller J, Bilbrey EA, Novotny JA, Francis DM, Mace TA, Cooperstone JL.   +6 more
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Comparison of the bioavailability and intestinal absorption sites of phytoene, phytofluene, lycopene and β-carotene

Food Chemistry, 2019
The mechanisms of main tomato carotenes (phytoene, phytofluene, lycopene and β-carotene) intestinal absorption are still only partly understood. We thus compared carotene bioavailability in mice after gavage with carotene-rich oil-in-water emulsions. We also determined each carotene absorption profile along the duodenal-ileal axis of the intestine to ...
Paula Mapelli‐Brahm, Marielle Margier, Charles Desmarchelier, Charlotte Halimi, Marion Nowicki, Patrick Borel, Antonio J. Meléndez‐Martínez, Emmanuelle Reboul   +7 more
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Antioxidants and Techno-Functional Components of Squash (<i>Cucurbita moschata</i> L.) Pulp Powder From Tunisia. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
This study evaluates the nutritional profile and antioxidant potential of squash pulp powder. The powder, rich in phenolic compounds, vitamin A, and essential nutrients, demonstrates strong antioxidant activity (IC50 = 1.667 μg/mL). Techno‐functional analysis and sensory evaluation confirm its suitability as a functional food additive.
Dhifli S, Chargui A, Kahri I, Abidi C, Jridi M, Mejri M.   +5 more
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Carotenoids and Dermoaesthetic Benefits: Public Health Implications

Cosmetics, 2023
Food technology, health, nutrition, dermatology, and aesthetics have focused on colorless carotenoids. Carotenoids are readily bioavailable and have demonstrated various health-promoting actions.
Foteini Biskanaki, Paraskevi Kalofiri, Niki Tertipi, Eleni Sfyri, Eleni Andreou, Vasiliki Kefala, Efstathios Rallis   +6 more
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Potential of golden potatoes to improve vitamin A and vitamin E status in developing countries. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most widely consumed plant food by humans. Its tubers are rich in starch and vitamin C, but have low or null levels of essential nutrients such as provitamin A and vitamin E.
Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai, Gianfranco Diretto, Bruno Parisi, Giovanni Giuliano, Mark L Failla   +4 more
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Stereoisomers of Colourless Carotenoids from the Marine Microalga Dunaliella salina

Molecules, 2020
Carotenoids comprise a diverse range of naturally occurring stereoisomers, which differ in their physico-chemical properties. Their biosynthesis begins with phytoene, which is a rarity among carotenoids because it is colourless.
Laura Mazzucchi, Yanan Xu, Patricia Harvey   +2 more
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Plant-type phytoene desaturase: Functional evaluation of structural implications. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Phytoene desaturase (PDS) is an essential plant carotenoid biosynthetic enzyme and a prominent target of certain inhibitors, such as norflurazon, acting as bleaching herbicides.
Julian Koschmieder, Mirjam Fehling-Kaschek, Patrick Schaub, Sandro Ghisla, Anton Brausemann, Jens Timmer, Peter Beyer   +6 more
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Evaluation of Cellular Uptake and Removal of Chlorpropham in the Treatment of Dunaliella salina for Phytoene Production

Marine Drugs, 2022
Chlorpropham is a carbamate herbicide that inhibits cell division and has been widely used as a potato sprout suppressant. Recently we showed that the microalga Dunaliella salina treated with chlorpropham massively accumulated the colourless carotenoids ...
Laura Mazzucchi, Yanan Xu, Patricia J. Harvey   +2 more
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Nutritional Aspects of Phytoene and Phytofluene, Carotenoid Precursors to Lycopene [PDF]

Advances in Nutrition, 2011
Epidemiological studies suggest an inverse relationship between tomato consumption and serum and tissue lycopene (LYC) levels with risk of some chronic diseases, including several cancers and cardiovascular disease. LYC, the red carotenoid found in tomatoes, is often considered to be the primary bioactive carotenoid in tomatoes that mediates health ...
Nancy J, Engelmann, Steven K, Clinton, John W, Erdman   +2 more
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