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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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2,3'-Dihydroxycanthaxanthin3,4-didehydrorhodopin3,4-didehydroxy-3'-deoxycapsanthin4-hydroxymyxol

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Review
2008
Review
2008
Biosynthesis of plant pigments: anthocyanins, betalains and carotenoids.
Plant compounds that are perceived by humans to have color are generally referred to as 'pigments'. Their varied structures and… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Carotenoids and human health.
  • A. RaoL. Rao
  • Pharmacological Research
  • 2007
  • Corpus ID: 5886031
Review
2006
Review
2006
Free radicals, metals and antioxidants in oxidative stress-induced cancer.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Antioxidant activities of astaxanthin and related carotenoids.
  • Y. Naguib
  • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 6005255
The antioxidant activities of astaxanthin and related carotenoids have been measured by employing a newly developed fluorometric… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Structure and properties of carotenoids in relation to function
  • G. Britton
  • The FASEB Journal
  • 1995
  • Corpus ID: 45516668
The basic principles of structure, stereochemistry, and nomenclature of carotenoids are described and the relationships between… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Intake of carotenoids and retinol in relation to risk of prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND Several human studies have observed a direct association between retinol (vitamin A) intake and risk of prostate… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Dietary Carotenoids, Vitamins A, C, and E, and Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Objective. —To evaluate the relationships between dietary intake of carotenoids and vitamins A, C, and E and the risk of… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Determinations of total carotenoids and chlorophylls a and b of leaf extracts in different solvents
Various equations for the determinations of total chlorophyll and individual amounts of chlorophylls a and b in extracts from… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Carotenoids in photosynthesis
  • R. Cogdell
  • Photochemistry and Photobiology
  • 1978
  • Corpus ID: 1900488
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