Xanthophylls Modulate Palmitoylation of Mammalian β-Carotene Oxygenase 2 [PDF]
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.
Sergey Dergunov +2 more
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Xanthophylls from the Sea: Algae as Source of Bioactive Carotenoids [PDF]
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.
Paz Otero +2 more
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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
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Microalgae Xanthophylls: From Biosynthesis Pathway and Production Techniques to Encapsulation Development [PDF]
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.
Amin Mousavi Khaneghah +2 more
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Factors Differentiating the Antioxidant Activity of Macular Xanthophylls in the Human Eye Retina [PDF]
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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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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IMPACT OF USING CASSAVA ROOT MEAL AND DIFFERENT COLORING AGENTS ON LAYING HEN PERFORMANCE AND EGG YOLK COLOR [PDF]
Egyptian Poultry Science, 2018 In this study, 180 Lohman laying hens 50 weeks of age were randomly distributed into 5 groups each has 36 hens in 4 replicates to evaluate the impact of using cassava root meal (CRM) and different coloring agents on laying hen performance, egg quality ...
mamdouh omar
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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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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 +2 more
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Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2017 To determine the saturation point of absorption and cutaneous deposition of yellow xanthophylls (XA) in broilers, two hundred and sixteen Ross 308 chickens (108 males and 108 females) were sorted by sex and randomly assigned to 6 dietary treatments ...
MA Tepox-Pérez +5 more
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