Carotenoids and Human Health

Carotenoids are a group of approximately 600 compounds synthesized by photosynthetic organisms. These pigments are abundant in fruits and vegetables, as well as in certain animal products such as eggs and salmon, being responsible for their colorful appearance. The bioactive properties of certain ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Amengual, Jaume (auth)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
Materias:	membrane transporters RAR browning astaxanthin Vitamin A case-control study ?-carotene transcriptomic analysis new-born carotenes cancer-related cognitive impairment androgen beta-carotene eicosapentanoic acid mango by-products mangiferin cell culture chronic disease Akkermansia animal intestine carotenoids alcoholic fatty liver disease Phaeodactylum tricornutum carotenoid tomato colourless carotenoids preterm mothers inflammation ?-Cryptoxanthin adipocytes vitamin A gastric cancer food ingredients brain gut microbiota zeaxanthin nutricosmetics brown adipose tissue bioactive compounds breastfeeding aging oxidative stress retinoids phytofluene glaucoma H. pylori retinoid tomato extract retinol ?-cryptoxanthin microalgae fucoxanthin obesity macular pigment carotene photoprotection adipose tissue lutein metabolic syndrome Caenorhabditis elegans functional foods beta-cryptoxanthin retinoic acid nutrition lycopene bioavailability nutraceuticals adipocyte ?-tocopherol phytoene memory cosmeceuticals antioxidants mature milk RXR fat reduction xanthophylls colostrum smoking overweight provitamin A public health Korea ?-carotene oxygenase 1 cognition full-term mothers hippocampus alpha-carotene prostate cancer hypertension
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