Zeaxanthin and Other Carotenoids: Roles in Abiotic Stress Defense with Implications for Biotic Defense [PDF]
PlantsXanthophylls are carotenoids with diverse roles in stress protection across all taxa of life. This review highlights chloroplast-localized xanthophylls (with a focus on zeaxanthin) of plants by presenting an overview of the protective effects of ...
Barbara Demmig-Adams +3 more
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Xanthophylls from the Sea: Algae as Source of Bioactive Carotenoids
Marine Drugs, 2021 Algae are considered pigment-producing organisms. The function of these compounds in algae is to carry out photosynthesis. They have a great variety of pigments, which can be classified into three large groups: chlorophylls, carotenoids, and phycobilins.
Antía González Pereira +2 more
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Absorption and Metabolism of Xanthophylls
Marine Drugs, 2011 Dietary carotenoids, especially xanthophylls, have attracted significant attention because of their characteristic biological activities, including anti-allergic, anti-cancer, and anti-obese actions.
Eiichi Kotake-Nara, Akihiko Nagao
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The impact of selected xanthophylls on oil hydrolysis by pancreatic lipase: in silico and in vitro studies [PDF]
Scientific ReportsLipase inhibition is one of the directions to control obesity. In vitro assays have confirmed the inhibitory effect of selected xanthophylls, including astaxanthin, fucoxanthinol, fucoxanthin, and neoxanthin.
Grzegorz Dąbrowski +5 more
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Structural and spectroscopic basis of excitation energy transfer in microbial rhodopsins binding xanthophylls. [PDF]
Chem SciSalvadori G +4 more
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Factors Differentiating the Antioxidant Activity of Macular Xanthophylls in the Human Eye Retina
Antioxidants, 2021 Macular xanthophylls, which are absorbed from the human diet, accumulate in high concentrations in the human retina, where they efficiently protect against oxidative stress that may lead to retinal damage.
Justyna Widomska +2 more
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Xanthophylls Modulate Palmitoylation of Mammalian β-Carotene Oxygenase 2
Antioxidants, 2021 An extensive body of work has documented the antioxidant role of xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) in human health and specifically how they provide photoprotection in human vision.
Sheetal Uppal +6 more
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More Than Pigments: The Potential of Astaxanthin and Bacterioruberin-Based Nanomedicines
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Carotenoids are natural products regulated by the food sector, currently used as feed dyes and as antioxidants in dietary supplements and composing functional foods for human consumption.
Maria Jose Morilla +2 more
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MICROALGAE – NON-TRADITIONAL SOURCES OF NUTRITIENTS AND PIGMENTS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS [PDF]
Journal of Engineering Science (Chişinău), 2020 The aim of this review is to draw the attention of researchers and technological engineers from the Moldovan food industry towards the potential of microalgae as a non-traditional source of nutrients and biological active substances, such as proteins ...
Gurev, Angela +2 more
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Foods, 2021 In the last 20 years, xanthophylls from microalgae have gained increased scientific and industrial interests. This review highlights the essential issues that concern this class of high value compounds.
Slim Smaoui +6 more
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