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Zeaxanthins

Known as: Zeaxanthins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Carotenoids found in fruits and vegetables. Zeaxanthin accumulates in the MACULA LUTEA.
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2017
2017
RPE65 takes on another role in the vertebrate retina
The high-acuity central vision of humans, and other primates, depends on a region of the central retina called the macula lutea… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Macular zeaxanthins and lutein – a review of dietary sources and bioavailability and some relationships with macular pigment optical density and age-related macular disease
The retina is unique in the human body in containing three xanthophyll carotenoids; 3R,3′R-zeaxanthin, meso-zeaxanthin (MZ) and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Identification and Characterization of a Pi Isoform of Glutathione S-Transferase (GSTP1) as a Zeaxanthin-binding Protein in the Macula of the Human Eye*
Uptake, metabolism, and stabilization of xanthophyll carotenoids in the retina are thought to be mediated by specific xanthophyll… 
2002
2002
Comparative biochemical studies of carotenoids in catfishes.
1997
1997
Antihepatotoxic zeaxanthins from the fruits ofLycium chinense
A CHCl3: MeOH extract of the fruit ofLycium chinense Mill. (Solanaceae) was found to afford significant protection against carbon… 
1987
1987
Metabolism of three stereoisomers of astaxanthin in the fish, rainbow trout and tilapia.
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