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Clove Oil Protects β-Carotene in Oil-in-Water Emulsion against Photodegradation

Applied Sciences, 2021
β-Carotene degrades rapidly in a 2% oil-in-water emulsion, made from food-grade soy oil with 7.4 mg β-carotene/mL oil, during storage and when exposed to light. Added clove oil (2.0, 4.0, or 8.0 µL/mL of emulsion) protects against the photodegradation of
Yi-Ming Zhou, Hui-Ting Chang, Jian-Ping Zhang, Leif H. Skibsted   +3 more
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Validation of Noninvasive Cutaneous Carotenoid Measurements as Nutritional Biomarker Across Body Composition Groups. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Cutaneous carotenoid measurements obtained non‐invasively by reflection spectroscopy (Veggie Meter and Biozoom) showed strong correlations with plasma carotenoid concentrations measured by HPLC in women across different BMI categories (Veggie Meter rs(151) = 0.697 and Biozoom rs(151) = 0.650, both p < 0.001).
Kiem F, Lackner S, Meier-Allard N, Schimpel C, Mörkl S, Unterweger T, Gruber J, Strobl H, Holasek S.   +8 more
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In Silico Characterization of Lycopene Beta Cyclase (LCYB) and Lycopene Epsilon Cyclase (LCYE) Genes from DH-Pahang (Musa acuminata, A Genome) and DH-PKW (Musa balbisiana, B Genome)

Journal of Tropical Life Science, 2023
Alpha (α) and beta (β)-carotene are among the nutritious contents of bananas, with the unique feature of a high ratio of α-/β-carotene. Research on the gene and protein of the key enzymes determining the ratio of α-/β-carotene in bananas, namely lycopene
I Wiprayoga, Karlia Meitha, Fenny Dwivany   +2 more
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Exploring the association between serum β-Carotene and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia

Heart and Mind, 2023
Background and Aims: There has been no previous investigation into the relationship between serum β-Carotene levels and metabolic syndrome in patients with schizophrenia.
Haitham Jahrami, Zahra Saif, Khaled Trabelsi, Seithikurippu R Pandi-Perumal, Mary V Seeman   +4 more
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Plasma Levels of Retinoids and Carotenoids in Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Given Extracorporeal Photopheresis to Prevent Graft-Versus-Host Disease-Analyses From a Randomized Trial. [PDF]

EJHaem
ABSTRACT Introduction Whether retinoids and carotenoids impact on graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) following allogeneic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is unknown. Methods We conducted a 1:1 randomized controlled trial with extracorporeal photopheresis for GVHD‐prophylaxis as the intervention.
Iversen PO, Ali MM, Bastani NE, Blomhoff R, Tjønnfjord GE, Gedde-Dahl T.   +5 more
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Gene Expression and Metabolite Profiling of Thirteen Nigerian Cassava Landraces to Elucidate Starch and Carotenoid Composition

Agronomy, 2020
The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in sub-Saharan Africa necessitates effective approaches to improve provitamin A content of major staple crops. Cassava holds much promise for food security in sub-Saharan Africa, but a negative correlation between &#
Priscilla Olayide, Annabel Large, Linnea Stridh, Ismail Rabbi, Susanne Baldermann, Livia Stavolone, Erik Alexandersson   +6 more
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Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria I: estimation of vitamin C, carotenoids and mineral contents

The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2021
Objective: To determine the micronutrient composition of fresh and boiled traditional green leafy vegetables (TGLVs). Design: Sixteen TGLVs categorised into cultivated and uncultivated vegetables were analysed for vitamin C (ascorbic acid [AA] and ...
Shirley Isibhakhomen Ejoh, Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu, David Page, Catherine MGC Renard   +3 more
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Field adaptation of sweet potato genotypes enriched of β-carotene, in the state of Goiás

Bioscience Journal, 2019
Most sweet potato genotypes marketed in Brazil have white, yellow or cream pulp color with negligible carotenoid contents. The use of beta-carotene rich sweet potato materials may contribute to improve people welfare, especially those at critical ...
Alexandre Igor Azevedo Pereira, Lucas Barbosa de Freitas, Fernando Soares de Cantuário, Carmen Rosa da Silva Curvêlo, Geovani Bernardo Amaro, José Magno Queiroz Luz   +5 more
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Combining Ability and Heterosis for Endosperm Carotenoids and Agronomic Traits in Tropical Maize Lines

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Provitamin A enrichment of staple crops through biofortification breeding is a powerful approach to mitigate the public health problem of vitamin A deficiency in developing countries.
Girum Azmach, Girum Azmach, Melaku Gedil, Charles Spillane, Abebe Menkir   +4 more
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Echinenone as a Provitamin A [PDF]

Nature, 1936
THE pigment echinenone was recently isolated by one of us from the sexual glands of the sea urchin Echinus esculentus1. The glands from 400 urchins were first extracted with acetone. The extracted pigments were then separated into hydrocarbon and xanthophyll fractions by partition between petroleum ether and 90 per cent methyl alcohol.
E. LEDERER, T. MOORE
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