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beta-Carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase

Known as: beta Carotene Cleaving Enzyme, Dioxygenase, Carotene, beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A monooxygenase that catalyzes the conversion of BETA-CAROTENE into two molecules of RETINAL. It was formerly characterized as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1… 
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2012
2012
Differential Expression of the Demosponge (Suberites domuncula) Carotenoid Oxygenases in Response to Light: Protection Mechanism Against the Self-Produced Toxic Protein (Suberitine)
The demosponge Suberites domuncula has been described to contain high levels of a proteinaceous toxin, Suberitine, that displays… 
2009
2009
Plasma levels of retinoids, carotenoids and tocopherols in patients with mild obstructive sleep apnoea
Background and objective:  OSA is associated with increased incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Pathogenic mechanisms of… 
2006
2006
A subchronic toxicity study of dunaliella carotene in F344 rats.
2003
2003
A novel type of lycopene epsilon-cyclase in the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus marinus MED4.
Chlorophyll- b-possessing cyanobacteria of the genus Prochlorococcus share the presence of high amounts of alpha- and beta… 
2003
2003
Low zinc intake decreases the lymphatic output of retinol in rats infused intraduodenally with beta-carotene.
2000
2000
Low cleavage activity of 15,15'dioxygenase to convert beta-carotene to retinal in cattle compared with goats, is associated with the yellow pigmentation of adipose tissue.
Two experiments (one with twelve heifers and the other with 14 goats) were designed to evaluate the effect of increasing dietary… 
2000
2000
Retinol equivalence of carotenoids can be evaluated by hepatic vitamin A content.
The present study demonstrates a new method to evaluate the bioavailability of carotenoids based on the calculation of the… 
2000
2000
Recent Advances in Nutritional Sciences Dietary Factors That Affect the Bioavailability of Carotenoids 1
Carotenoids are thought to contribute to the beneficial effects of increased vegetable consumption. Various dietary factors have… 
1995
1995
Isolation, structural elucidation, and partial synthesis of lutein dehydration products in extracts from human plasma.
1938
1938
Absorption of Carotinoids from the Human Intestine
IT is generally supposed that, for human beings, carotene of vegetable origin is the principal source for vitamin A. If this is… 
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