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Provitamin A metabolism and functions in mammalian biology [PDF]
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2012 Vitamin A deficiency is a major public health problem in developing countries. Some studies also implicate a suboptimal vitamin A intake in certain parts of the population of the industrialized world. Provitamin A carotenoids such as β-carotene are the major source for retinoids (vitamin A and its derivatives) in the human diet.
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Food and Environment Safety, 2018 The purpose of this study was to assess in vitro bioaccessibility of provitamin A carotenoids in fermented leafy vegetables. These fermented leafy vegetables are often used to prepare dishes in some parts of tropical Africa.
Lessoy ZOUE, Sébastien NIAMKE
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Editorial: Crop Biofortification for Food Security in Developing Countries
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021 Abdul Wakeel, Maryke T. Labuschagne
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Scientific ReportsNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become an urgent public health issue with high global prevalence, but data on NAFLD are inconsistent. The association of total dietary vitamin A intake with the NAFLD risk was not well documented in previous ...
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Provitamin "A" in seaweeds of Lake Rezayeh.
Acta medica Iranica, 1960 Colorimetric estimation of Carotene in Enteromorpha intestinalis, a se.awe~d of the family of Ulvaceans abounding in the Lake of Rez?,yeh, has. proved ?' Vlt~rrlln activity of this plant corresponding to 3000 Internatlonal Umts of vitamin A approximately.
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Provitamin D in animal tissues [PDF]
Biochemical Journal, 1955 G N, FESTENSTEIN, R A, MORTON
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Grain yellowness is an effective predictor of carotenoid content in global sorghum populations
Scientific ReportsIdentification of high carotenoid germplasm is crucial to assist breeders in provitamin-A biofortification of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor [L.] Moench). High-performance liquid chromatography is the gold standard for carotenoid quantification, however, it is
Rae McDowell +4 more
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PROVITAMIN Dm, A NEW PROVITAMIN D FROM MODIOLUS DEMISSUS (DILLWYN)
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1951 H G, PETERING, J, WADDELL
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Occurrence, distribution and absorption of provitamins A [PDF]
Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 1965 openaire +2 more sources