- some
fatty acids,
carotenoids are
lipophilic due to the
presence of long
unsaturated aliphatic chains. As a consequence,
carotenoids are
typically present...
- and zeaxanthin. The
primary serum carotenoids are beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein.
Serum levels of
carotenoids vary
between region, ethnicity, and...
- ovulation. The
corpus luteum is
colored as a
result of
concentrating carotenoids (including lutein) from the diet and
secretes a
moderate amount of estrogen...
- lipophilic.
Plant carotenoids are the
primary dietary source of
provitamin A worldwide, with β-carotene as the best-known
provitamin A
carotenoid.
Others include...
- that
cleave and
convert provitamin carotenoids to retinol. Some
carnivore species lack this enzyme. The
other carotenoids do not have
retinoid activity. Dietary...
- tetraterpenes, and
possibly the most
studied one, is the
carotenoids pigments.
Carotenoids have
important biological functions, with
roles in
light capture...
- the
formation of lycopene, a red
carotenoid.
Cyclization to
carotenoids:
Lycopene is
cyclized into
various carotenoids,
including α-carotene and β-carotene...
- hemoglobin,
myoglobin Light-emitting:
luciferin Carotenoids:
Hematochromes (algal pigments,
mixes of
carotenoids and
their derivates) Carotenes:
alpha and beta...
-
Astaxanthin /æstəˈzænθɪn/ is a keto-
carotenoid within a
group of
chemical compounds known as
carotenoids or terpenes.
Astaxanthin is a
metabolite of zeaxanthin...
- is due to anthocyanins,
pigmentation in Cara Cara
oranges is due to
carotenoids, such as lycopene. From the
major growing regions,
South American Cara...
