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Sources of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta- and epsilon-carotenes: a twentieth century review
| Resumo: | Since humans cannot synthesize carotenoids, they depend upon the diet exclusively for the source of these micronutrients. It has claimed that they may alleviate chronic diseases such as cancers. The present communication constitutes a global review of the scientific literature on plants and others organisms that biosynthesize carotenoids, which include the series alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta- and epsilon-carotenes. The results of the literature survey lists more than five hundred sources. |
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| Autores principais: | Barbosa-Filho,José M. |
| Outros Autores: | Alencar,Adriana A.; Nunes,Xirley P.; Tomaz,Anna C. de Andrade; Sena-Filho,José G.; Athayde-Filho,Petrônio F.; Silva,Marcelo S.; Souza,Maria F. Vanderlei de; da-Cunha,Emidio V. Leitão |
| Assunto: | alpha-Carotene beta-carotene gamma-carotene delta-carotene epsilon-carotene carotenoids cancer review |
| Ano: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | IBICT |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Oasisbr |
| Resumo: | Since humans cannot synthesize carotenoids, they depend upon the diet exclusively for the source of these micronutrients. It has claimed that they may alleviate chronic diseases such as cancers. The present communication constitutes a global review of the scientific literature on plants and others organisms that biosynthesize carotenoids, which include the series alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta- and epsilon-carotenes. The results of the literature survey lists more than five hundred sources. |
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