Carthamus tinctorius (plant)

Known as: Safflower, Centaurea carthamus, CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS WHOLE 
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Oil from the seed (SAFFLOWER OIL) is an important food oil of commerce.
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2005
2005
Genotyping safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) cultivars by DNA fingerprints
Carthamus tinctorius (2n = 2x = 24) (family Asteraceae), commonly known as safflower, is widely cultivated in agricultural… (More)
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2004
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2004
Dietary intake of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids and the risk of prostate cancer.
BACKGROUND Laboratory studies have shown that n-3 fatty acids inhibit and n-6 fatty acids stimulate prostate tumor growth, but… (More)
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2004
2004
Inhibitory effects of active compounds isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds for melanogenesis.
In order to develop a new skin whitening agent, safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds were evaluated for melanogenesis… (More)
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2003
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2003
Dietary alpha-linolenic acid decreases C-reactive protein, serum amyloid A and interleukin-6 in dyslipidaemic patients.
BACKGROUND Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. We examined whether dietary… (More)
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1999
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1999
Fish oil feeding decreases mature sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) by down-regulation of SREBP-1c mRNA in mouse liver. A possible mechanism for down-regulation of lipogenic…
Dietary fish oil induces hepatic peroxisomal and microsomal fatty acid oxidation by peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor… (More)
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1997
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1997
Triacylglycerols are synthesised and utilized by transacylation reactions in microsomal preparations of developing safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) seeds
Microsomal membrane preparations from the immature cotyledons of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) catalysed the interconversion… (More)
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1997
1997
Antioxidative compounds isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil cake.
Seven antioxidative serotonin derivatives were isolated from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) oil cake. Their structures were… (More)
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1996
Highly Cited
1996
High-fat diet-induced hyperglycemia and obesity in mice: differential effects of dietary oils.
Mice fed a high-fat diet develop hyperglycemia and obesity. Using non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) model mice, we… (More)
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1989
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1989
Food colorants: anthocyanins.
Interest in food colorants as shown by the number of patents has doubled in recent years with natural pigments outnumbering… (More)
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1984
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1984
Evidence for the reversibility of the acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase in microsomal preparations from developing safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cotyledons and rat liver.
Acyl exchange between acyl-CoA and position 2 of sn-phosphatidylcholine occurs in the microsomal preparations of developing… (More)
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