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Absorption and Metabolism of Xanthophylls [PDF]

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
exaly   +5 more sources

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, Paz Otero, Javier Echave Álvarez   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Zeaxanthin and Other Carotenoids: Roles in Abiotic Stress Defense with Implications for Biotic Defense [PDF]

Plants
Xanthophylls 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, Amy K. Hodges, Stephanie K. Polutchko, William W. Adams   +3 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, Wieslaw I. Gruszecki, Witold K. Subczynski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Sergey A. Dergunov, Weiyu Zhang, Susan Gentleman, T. Michael Redmond, Eugene Pinkhassik, Eugenia Poliakov   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Kajal Ghosal, Eder Lilia Romero   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Dragancea, Veronica, Haritonov, Svetlana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microalgae Xanthophylls: From Biosynthesis Pathway and Production Techniques to Encapsulation Development

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, Mohamed Barkallah, Hajer Ben Hlima, Imen Fendri, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Philippe Michaud, Slim Abdelkafi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolation and Characterization of a Yellow Xanthophyll Pigment-Producing Marine Bacterium, Erythrobacter sp. SDW2 Strain, in Coastal Seawater

Marine Drugs, 2022
Xanthophylls, a yellow pigment belonging to the carotenoid family, have attracted much attention for industrial applications due to their versatile nature.
Sun Wook Jeong, Jung Eun Yang, Yong Jun Choi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can Xanthophyll-Membrane Interactions Explain Their Selective Presence in the Retina and Brain?

Foods, 2016
Epidemiological studies demonstrate that a high dietary intake of carotenoids may offer protection against age-related macular degeneration, cancer and cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Justyna Widomska, Mariusz Zareba, Witold Karol Subczynski   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source