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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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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids
Pink for Me, Green for You Aphids come in different colors, a critical issue when fate is a question of pigmentation: Red aphids… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Carotenoid Cation Formation and the Regulation of Photosynthetic Light Harvesting
Photosynthetic light harvesting in excess light is regulated by a process known as feedback deexcitation. Femtosecond transient… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
HarvestPlus Handbook for Carotenoid Analysis.
2 HarvestPlus Technical Monographs are designed to provide a forum for HarvestPlus research outputs. Technical Monographs can be… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Accumulation of Carotenoids and Expression of Carotenoid Biosynthetic Genes during Maturation in Citrus Fruit1
The relationship between carotenoid accumulation and the expression of carotenoid biosynthetic genes during fruit maturation was… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Carotenoid bioavailability and bioconversion.
The possible role of carotenoids and their metabolites in disease prevention is far from fully understood, because the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Carotenoids and colon cancer.
BACKGROUND Carotenoids have numerous biological properties that may underpin a role for them as chemopreventive agents. However… 
Review
1999
Review
1999
Tomatoes, tomato-based products, lycopene, and cancer: review of the epidemiologic literature.
The epidemiologic literature in the English language regarding intake of tomatoes and tomato-based products and blood lycopene (a… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Antioxidant defense systems: the role of carotenoids, tocopherols, and thiols.
Reactive oxygen species occur in tissues and can damage DNA, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids. These potentially deleterious… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Carotenoids and the immune response.
There is growing evidence from in vitro and in vivo laboratory animal studies that beta-carotene can protect phagocytic cells… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
Biological actions of carotenoids 1
Of 600 carotenoids from natural sources that have been characterized, fewer than 10% serve as precursors of vitamin A. Many… 
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