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Carotenoids

Known as: Carotenoids [Chemical/Ingredient], Carotenoid, Carotenoids (NOS) 
A class of hydrocarbons (carotenes) and their oxygenated derivatives which exhibit chemopreventive properties. Carotenoids are pigments found in… 
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Carotenoids and Environmental Stress in Plants: Significance of Carotenoid-Mediated Modulation of Membrane Physical Properties
Carotenoids, apart of their antenna function in photosynthesis, play an important role in the mechanisms protecting the… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Lipid peroxidation, antioxidants and cardiovascular disease: how should we move forward?
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Carotenoids in biological emulsions: solubility, surface-to-core distribution, and release from lipid droplets.
Data on the physico-chemical properties of carotenoids in biological emulsions are essential to our knowledge of carotenoid… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Plasma carotenoids as biomarkers of vegetable and fruit intake.
Higher intakes of vegetables and fruits are associated with a lower risk of certain human cancers. A biomarker of vegetable and… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Carotenoid biosynthesis in microorganisms and plants.
The chemical structures of α- and β-carotene were elucidated about 60 years ago. Then in the middle of this century, 14C… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Diverse carotenoids protect against chemically induced neoplastic transformation.
The ability of diverse carotenoid to inhibit methylcholanthrene-induced transformation of 10T1/2 cells has been investigated… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Dietary carotenoids and male mating success in the guppy: an environmental component to female choice
SummaryThis study examined the relationship between dietary carotenoids, female choice, and male mating success in the guppy… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Preparation and characterization of membrane fractions enriched in outer and inner envelope membranes from spinach chloroplasts. II. Biochemical characterization.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Carotenoid protection against oxidation
Abstract 
Highly Cited
1948
Highly Cited
1948
Application of an improved glucuronidase assay method to the study of human blood beta-glucuronidase.
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