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BCMO1 protein, human

Known as: EC 1.14.99.36, Beta,Beta-Carotene 15,15-Prime-Monooxygenase, BCO protein, human 
Beta,beta-carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase (547 aa, ~63 kDa) is encoded by the human BCMO1 gene. This protein is involved in the oxidative cleavage of… (More)
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1948-2017
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BCO1 geneEnzyme GeneLipid MetabolismOxidation-Reduction
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beta-Carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase

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BCMO1 protein, human
Oxidation-Reduction
Vision
oxidation
Lipid Metabolism
Structure of retinal pigment epithelium

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2011
2011
Lycopene protects against trimethyltin-induced neurotoxicity in primary cultured rat hippocampal neurons by inhibiting the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
Lycopene is a potent free radicals scavenger with demonstrated protective efficacy in several experimental models of oxidative… (More)
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2010
2010
Effect of carrot (Daucus carota) microstructure on carotene bioaccessibility in the upper gastrointestinal tract. 2. In vivo digestions.
Nutrient bioaccessibility and subsequent absorption will be directly influenced by changes in food structure during… (More)
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2010
2010
Comparison of total phenolic contents and antioxidant activities of turmeric leaf, pandan leaf and torch ginger flower
Synthetic antioxidants are added to food in the powdered form to preserve it. However these compounds posed serious health… (More)
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2009
2009
Expression of phytoene synthase1 and carotene desaturase crtI genes result in an increase in the total carotenoids content in transgenic elite wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).
Dietary micronutrient deficiencies, such as the lack of vitamin A, are a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide… (More)
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2007
2007
Characterization of carotenoid pigments in mature and developing kernels of selected yellow-endosperm sorghum varieties.
Sorghum is a critical source of food in the semiarid regions of sub-Saharan Africa and India and a potential source of dietary… (More)
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2001
Highly Cited
2001
Identification and characterization of a mammalian enzyme catalyzing the asymmetric oxidative cleavage of provitamin A.
In vertebrates, symmetric versus asymmetric cleavage of beta-carotene in the biosynthesis of vitamin A and its derivatives has… (More)
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1999
Highly Cited
1999
Continuous cardiac output measurement: pulse contour analysis vs thermodilution technique in cardiac surgical patients.
We have analysed the clinical agreement between two methods of continuous cardiac output measurement pulse contour analysis (PCCO… (More)
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1999
1999
Two Arabidopsis thaliana carotene desaturases, phytoene desaturase and zeta-carotene desaturase, expressed in Escherichia coli, catalyze a poly-cis pathway to yield pro-lycopene.
We have expressed in Escerichia coli the enzymes geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase and phytoene synthase, from the soil… (More)
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1996
1996
Beta-Carotene and lung cancer promotion in heavy smokers--a plausible relationship?
Initial findings from two major clinical trials, the BetaCarotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial (CARET) in the United States (7) and… (More)
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1995
1995
Carotene desaturation is linked to a respiratory redox pathway in Narcissus pseudonarcissus chromoplast membranes. Involvement of a 23-kDa oxygen-evolving-complex-like protein.
The enzymic activity of phytoene desaturase in Narcissus pseudonarcissus chromoplast membranes depends in an essential way on the… (More)
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