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Xanthophylls: potential benefits in protecting against UV burns [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of BiologyExposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a significant risk factor for sunburn (solar erythema) and skin cancer. Current treatments focus primarily on symptom relief, making the need for new therapeutic approaches urgent.
D. Q. Tavares +5 more
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Localization and Orientation of Xanthophylls in a Lipid Bilayer
Scientific Reports, 2017 Xanthophylls (polar carotenoids) play diverse biological roles, among which are modulation of the physical properties of lipid membranes and protection of biomembranes against oxidative damage.
W. Grudziński +6 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 2015 We previously found that mice fed lutein accumulated its oxidative metabolites (3′-hydroxy-ε,ε-caroten-3-one and ε,ε-carotene-3,3′-dione) as major carotenoids, suggesting that mammals can convert xanthophylls to keto-carotenoids by the oxidation of ...
Akihiko Nagao +5 more
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Nutrients, 2019 Fruits and vegetables are pivotal for a healthy diet due partly to their content in bioactive compounds. It is for this reason that we conducted a parallel study to unravel the possible effect on cardiometabolic parameters of the ingestion of ...
Rocio Estévez-Santiago +2 more
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Spectroscopic response of carotenoids in chromoplasts in sunflower inflorescence [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAbstract The vibrant yellow color of the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) ray flower ligules comes from the presence of xanthophylls. The dyes contained by chromoplasts of globular shape were identified in LC-MS studies as lutein derivatives ...
Justyna Wiland-Szymańska +5 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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A role for &bgr;,&bgr;-xanthophylls in Arabidopsis UV-B photoprotection [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2018 Plastidial isoprenoids, such as carotenoids and tocopherols, are important anti-oxidant metabolites synthesized in plastids from precursors generated by the methylerythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway.
Julia Emiliani +6 more
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Marine Drugs, 2011 Marine bacteria belonging to genera Paracoccus and Brevundimonas of the α-Proteobacteria class can produce C40-type dicyclic carotenoids containing two β-end groups (β rings) that are modified with keto and hydroxyl groups.
Norihiko Misawa
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The roles of specific xanthophylls in photoprotection. [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1997 Xanthophyll pigments have critical structural and functional roles in the photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes of algae and vascular plants. Genetic dissection of xanthophyll metabolism in the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii revealed functions for specific xanthophylls in the ...
K. Niyogi, O. Björkman, A. Grossman
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