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Stability of B vitamins, vitamin E, xanthophylls and flavonoids during germination and maceration of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.).

Food Chemistry, 2020
The impact of maceration and germination on the concentration of bioactive compounds still needs to be evaluated. The stability of B complex vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, pyridoxine), vitamin E (α, β, γ, δ tocopherols and tocotrienols), xanthophylls ...
S. Pinheiro, P. Anunciação, Leandro de Morais Cardoso, C. D. della Lucia, C. D. de Carvalho, V. Queiroz, H. M. Pinheiro Sant'Ana   +6 more
semanticscholar   +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
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Photochemical behavior of xanthophylls in the recombinant photosystem II antenna complex, CP26

, 2001
The steady state absorption and fluorescence spectroscopic properties of the xanthophylls, violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, and lutein, and the efficiencies of singlet energy transfer from the individual xanthophylls to chlorophyll have been investigated in ...
Roberta Croce, Croce, R., Bassi, R., Harry A. Frank, Croce, R.; id_orcid, Vasil'ev, S., Bruce, D., Crimi, M., Roberto Bassi, Das, S. K., Massimo Crimi, Somes Kumar Das, Frank, H.A., Bautista, J.A., Douglas Bruce, James A. Bautista   +15 more
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Absorption and cutaneous deposition of yellow pigment in male and female broilers in response to different levels of xanthophylls from Tagetes erecta

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, B Fuente-Martínez, X Hernández-Velasco, M Quiroz-Pesina, E Ávila-González, G Téllez   +5 more
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Partial quantification of pigments extracted from the zooxanthellate octocoral Sinularia flexibilis at varying irradiances [PDF]

, 2010
Chlorophyll-a (chl-a) and carotenoid pigments of the zooxanthellate octocoral Sinularia flexibilis were analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography following exposure to three light intensities for over 30 days. From the coral fragments located
Lamers, P.P., Khalesi, M.K.
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Study of factors controlling the photoprotection capacity of the thylakoid membrane [PDF]

, 2010
PhDPlants require light for the process of photosynthesis, but excess of light absorption can cause photooxidative damage. To avoid this damage, plants have evolved a photoprotective mechanism to dissipate excess light energy as heat in a process ...
Zia, Ahmad
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Plasma Carotenoids and Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Patients with prior Head and Neck Cancer

Biomarker Insights, 2009
Diets high in fruits and vegetables are generally believed protective against several chronic diseases. One suggested mechanism is a reduction in oxidative stress.
Kathryn J. Hughes, Susan T. Mayne, Jeffrey B. Blumberg, Judy D. Ribaya-Mercado, Elizabeth J. Johnson, Brenda Cartmel   +5 more
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Effect of paprika xanthophyll supplementation on oxygen uptake in athletes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2018
Xanthophylls have been attracting attention as phytochemicals with antioxidant activity and various beneficial effects demonstrated by randomized clinical trials.
Takashi Ichihara, Azusa Nishino, Takeshi Takaha, Takashi Kuriki, Hideko Nihei, Hiroyuki Yasui, Takashi Maoka, Kazuhisa Kawamoto   +7 more
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Use of natural pigments obtained from cyanobacteria and algae

Acta et Commentationes: Ştiinţe Exacte şi ale Naturii, 2022
The article reflects data on the use of cyanobacteria pigments in cosmetology. One of the sources of natural antioxidants are the pigments obtained from various algae and cyanobacteria. An essential source for extracting pigments and biologically active
Alina Trofim, Anastasia Verdeș
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In Vitro Inhibition of Human UDP-Glucuronosyl-Transferase (UGT) Isoforms by Astaxanthin, β-Cryptoxanthin, Canthaxanthin, Lutein, and Zeaxanthin: Prediction of in Vivo Dietary Supplement-Drug Interactions

Molecules, 2016
Despite the widespread use of the five major xanthophylls astaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, canthaxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin as dietary supplements, there have been no studies regarding their inhibitory effects on hepatic UDP-glucuronosyltransferases ...
Yu Fen Zheng, Jee Sun Min, Doyun Kim, Jung Bae Park, Sung-Wook Choi, Eun Seong Lee, Kun Na, Soo Kyung Bae   +7 more
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