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Annatto Extract

Known as: ANNATTO, Natural orange 4, annatto [Chemical/Ingredient] 
National Institutes of Health

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ANNATTO (ACHIOTE) CAP/TABBixa orellana (plant)Menthol 12.5 MG/ML Topical Cream [Goose Grease]Zinc Oxide 145 MG/ML Topical Cream

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BixaceaeCarotenoidsFood Coloring AgentsPlant Extracts

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Review
2016
Review
2016
Carotenoid Derivates in Achiote (Bixa orellana) Seeds: Synthesis and Health Promoting Properties
Bixa orellana (family Bixaceae) is a neotropical fast growing perennial tree of great agro-industrial value because its seeds… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Effects of pH on the molecular binding between β-lactoglobulin and bixin.
Binding between β-lactoglobulin (β-Lg), the major whey protein, and bixin, the major carotenoid in annatto, was studied at pH 3.0… 
2012
2012
The use of lactoperoxidase for the bleaching of fluid whey.
Lactoperoxidase (LP) is the second most abundant enzyme in bovine milk and has been used in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide (H… 
2011
2011
Enhanced shoot organogenesis in Bixa orellana L. in the presence of putrescine and silver nitrate
An efficient protocol for direct shoot organogenesis in Bixa orellana, known as achiote or annatto or Latkhan (India), has been… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Bixin regulates mRNA expression involved in adipogenesis and enhances insulin sensitivity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes through PPARgamma activation.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Antigenotoxic and antimutagenic potential of an annatto pigment (norbixin) against oxidative stress.
Carotenoids are 40-carbon molecules with conjugated double bonds, making them particularly effective for quenching free radicals… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Biosynthesis of the Food and Cosmetic Plant Pigment Bixin (Annatto)
Bixin, also known as annatto, is a seed-specific pigment widely used in foods and cosmetics since pre-Columbian times. We show… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
To dye or not to dye: biochemistry of annatto unveiled.
2002
2002
Norbixin ingestion did not induce any detectable DNA breakage in liver and kidney but caused a considerable impairment in plasma glucose levels of rats and mice.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Hypersensitivity reactions to food colours with special reference to the natural colour annatto extract (butter colour).
It is well known that synthetic food colours especially some azo dyes can provoke hypersensitivity reactions such as urticaria… 
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