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vitamin A biosynthesis

Known as: vitamin A synthesis, vitamin A anabolism, vitamin A biosynthetic process 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of any of the vitamin A compounds, retinol, retinal (retinaldehyde) and retinoic acid… 
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Insights into the role of bacteria in vitamin A biosynthesis: Future research opportunities
Abstract Significant efforts have been made to address the hidden hunger challenges due to iron, zinc, iodine, and vitamin A… 
2011
2011
Metabolic engineering of Vitamin A biosynthesis in probiotic bacteria
Diarrheal diseases kill nearly 2 million children every year. Deficient mucosal immunity is a significant contributor to… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Carotenoids in nature: insights from plants and beyond.
Carotenoids are natural isoprenoid pigments that provide leaves, fruits, vegetables and flowers with distinctive yellow, orange… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Vitamin A formation in animals: molecular identification and functional characterization of carotene cleaving enzymes.
Vitamin A and its derivatives (retinoids) are essential components in vision; they contribute to pattern formation during… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Molecular analysis of vitamin A formation: cloning and characterization of beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenases.
Beta-carotene 15,15'-dioxygenase cleaves beta-carotene into two molecules of retinal and is the key enzyme in the metabolism of… 
1966
1966
[A new approach to the study to the mechanism of vitamin A biosynthesis from carotene: O18 activation by nuclear reaction O18 (alpha, eta gamma) Ne21 using cyclotron-accelerated alpha-particles].
Review
1965
Review
1965
Some aspects of the metabolism and biochemistry of vitamin A
  • J. Thompson
  • Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
  • 1965
  • Corpus ID: 16129062
Important aspects of the study of vitamin A are the identification of its ‘active form’ and elucidation of its mode of action at… 
1954
1954
IN VITRO studies of vitamin A formation.
  • Nutrition reviews
  • 1954
  • Corpus ID: 45797214
1948
1948
The mechanism of retinal vitamin A formation.
  • A. F. Bliss
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • 1948
  • Corpus ID: 38419865
1938
1938
Vitamin A formation in liver diseeses.
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