Beta-Carotene
Estimation of Serum Beta Carotene in patients with Oral Sub Mucous Fibrosis, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
... serum beta carotene level among group I, II and ...serum beta carotene level ...serum beta carotene level ...So Beta carotene can be used for the prevention and to ...
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MODIFICATION AND DOMINANCE OF THE GENE GOVERNING FORMATION OF HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OF BETA-CAROTENE IN THE TOMATO
... According to theory then, plants producing fruits containing high concentrations of beta- carotene, for example 90 to 9576, should breed true for this character, whi[r] ...
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Studies on retention of beta-carotene extracted from amaranthus species preserved in virgin coconut oil and unadulterated honey
... of beta-carotene. Beta-carotene is not only a potent anti-oxidant that is able to reduce oxidative stress that would otherwise be the genesis of degenerative diseases, but also a pro-vitamin A ...
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Comparative Studies and Optimization of the Process Factors for the Extraction of Beta-carotene from Palm Oil and Soybean Oil by Solvent Extraction
... than 80% of the total carotenoids in palm oil [5] with 36.4% alpha carotene and 54.4% beta- carotene [6]. It has greater carotenoids concentration than any other oil or fat [7] and these carotenes ...
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Angiogenesis in Balb/c mice under beta-carotene supplementation in diet
... [14]. Beta-carotene (BC), which represents provitamin A carotenoid obtained in diet from dark green and colourful vegetables, is a source of retinoids that act as ligands for the nuclear retinoid receptors ...
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Evaluation of Beta-Carotene, Iron and other Micronutrient Status of Rats Fed Sun or Shade-Dried Fluted Pumpkin (Telfariaoccidentalis) Leaves and its Product, the Leaf Curd
... Leaf curd is a paste-like substance formed from boiled leaf filtrate. Leaf curd is a concentration of the filtrate. Curd could be gotten from both plants and animals. In animals (milk) it is a thick substance that forms ...
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Bioavailability of Beta Carotene in Traditional Fermented, Roasted Granules, Gari from Bio Fortified Cassava Roots
... From the bioavailability study, a large variation of PBC and hepatic retinol among animals within each group was found. This suggested a marked variability in BC utilization and efficiency of conversion of BC and storage ...
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Retention of Extractable Beta Carotene from Asystasia Mysorensis and Solanum Nigrum Vegetables Palm Oils
... and beta carotene hence can help improve household nutrition especially during periods of social unrest, droughts, famine and other natural calamities (AGEA et ...
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Effect of beta carotene supplementation on African skin
... We should point out some limitations to the study. First, the study had a fairly low sample size. Nevertheless, repeated mea- sures substantially increase the power of the analysis (e.g., Ref. 37), and post hoc power ...
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Beta-Carotene: Positive Effect on Oxidative Stress, Lipid Peroxidation, Insulin and Leptin Resistance Induced by Dietary Fat Consumption
... Beta-carotene (βC), an abundant natural antioxidant in fruits and vegetables may possess the Ability to modulate oxidative stress and leptin-insulin signaling. This study was designed to evaluate the ...
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Beta carotene inhibits atherosclerosis in hypercholesterolemic rabbits
... of beta-carotene and vitamin E decreases the risk for atherosclerotic vascular disease, raising the possibility that lipid-soluble antioxidants slow vascular disease by protecting LDL from ...all-trans ...
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Retention levels of vegetable extractable beta-carotene preserved in virgin coconut oil and unadulterated honey
... for beta-carotene based on their underlying ...of beta-carotene can be ...extract beta-carotene from them for preservation is a key aspect towards addressing nutritional related ...
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Bioaccessibility of Beta Carotene in Processed Products from Orange-Fleshed Sweetpotatoes.
... All-trans β-carotene is a pro-vitamin A molecule that is converted into two molecules of VA by the enzyme called 15, 15’-dioxygenase (BCMO1). In humans, the bioconversion of β- carotene into VA takes place ...
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The intestinal absorption and metabolism of vitamin A and beta carotene in man
... Retinyl palmitate predominated in all sam5 Although small amounts of radioactivity 5 to 1 % of the total retinyl ester radioactivity were consistently ples, and saturated esters retinyl [r] ...
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Overexpression of beta-carotene hydroxylase enhances stress tolerance in Arabidopsis
... increasing expression of the b -carotene hydroxylase enzyme brings about an increase in the content of the xanthophyll cycle and zeaxanthin in the chloroplast membrane, and notably that this manipulation leads to ...
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DEFECT ELECTRONIC STATES IN BETA-CAROTENE AND LOWER HOMOLOGS
... Our assignment to a pair of charged solitons in this case rests first on the observation that the two bond-alternation defects (points where the dimerization crosses zero)[r] ...
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The Effect of Phytosterol on Serum Beta-Carotene Concentration of Hypercholesterolaemic Subjects
... There is a need to conduct further study with a gold standard design , that is randomized controlled trial (RCT) by using control group, double blind, with placebo, and bigger sample size. Education or suggestion should ...
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Investigations of the action of vitamin A and beta carotene on reproductive performance in pigs
... In this study, no evidence was found to suggest that treatment with retinol palmitate increased IGF-1 mRNA expression in the embryos of treated gilts, compared to vehicle treated anima[r] ...
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A Review of Probable Effects of Antioxidants on DNA Damage
... and beta-carotene on the damage of DNA in human lymphocytes, the results showed that the overall effect of these compounds on DNA damage could be influenced by the dose of antioxidant ...
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Golden Rice: instructions for use
... Golden Rice is any variety of rice which makes beta-carotene, thus giving the rice a yellow (Golden) colour. It was created as an additional intervention for vitamin A deficiency. This dietary deficiency is ...
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