B-carotene

a CAROTENE which is a precursor of vitamin A, producing two molecules of vitamin A per molecule of B-carotene.

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1994 (Meriones unguiculatus) absorb b-carotene intact from a test meal.

PROCESOS FISIOLOGICOS EN LA SINTESIS DE GRASA AMARILLA DE BOVINOS EN PASTOREO

In order to avoid or reduce the problems associated with vitamin A therapy, the treatment of alcoholics has been considered using the precursor to vitamin A, b-carotene. This precursor is a carotenoid that acts as an antioxidant when eliminating free radicals (Fukuzawa et al., 1998).

Ethanol Intake and Toxicity: In Search of New Treatments/Ingesta de Etanol y Toxicidad: En Busqueda de Nuevos Tratamientos

Total b-carotene content of the fish was determined spectrophotometrically after extraction with acetone (Choubert and Storebakken, 1989).

Effect of Supplemented Algal Carotenoid Diets on Skin Color of Tomato Clownfish, Amphiprion frenatus

[6.] Muzhingi, T, Gadaga T, Siwela A, Grusak M, Russell R and Tang G Yellow maize with high b-carotene is an effective source of vitamin A in healthy Zimbabwean men.

Effect of regular consumption of provitamin a biofortified staple crops on vitamin a status in populations in low-income countries

Antioxidant activities were determined by Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, ferric reducing power (FRAP) and b-carotene bleaching (bCB).

Antioxidant Activity of some Extracts from Gamma irradiated Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) Plant

It was found that the b-carotene content in the fresh fruit is on average 5257.20 mg / 100 g in the flour, 11682.66 mg / 100 g and a-carotene of 203.54 and 452.31 mg / 100 g in the pulp and flour, respectively.

Dehydration and spraying of buriti pulp (Mauritia flexuosa L.): shelf-life evaluation/Desidratacao e pulverizacao de polpa de buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.): Avaliacao da vida de prateleira

In presented study, pure b-Carotene was used to evaluate four methods for the quantitative determination of b-carotene.

Quantitative Determination of b-carotene Aided by Hexane / Ethanol Extraction

High doses of b-carotene cause higher incidence of lung carcinoma amongst smokers.

Uses, Misuses of Vitamins

So we have a Chili pepper with high nutrition value, as it consists vitamins, minerals and active ingredients (phytochemical compounds) like Flavonoids B-carotene, a-carotene, lutein, zea-xanthin & cryptoxanthin and most important Capsaicin.

Eating chilli: A spicy and healthy activity

Relationship between vitamin A and b-carotene in blood plasma and milk and mastitis in Holsteins.

Prepartum micronutrient supplementation and its effect on control of sub-clinical mastitis

ZMC manufacturers' active pharmaceutical ingredients, CoQ10, Vitamins A and E, Lycopene, B-Carotene, Lutein, Zeaxanthin, Biotin and Astaxanth in.

ZMC-USA

To assess the antioxidative perspectives, total phenols (TP), DPPH radical scavenging activity (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), antioxidant activity by b-carotene assay, ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis, 3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) test and FRAP (Ferric reducing antioxidant power) assay were performed.

PHYTOCHEMICAL PROFILING OF PAKISTANI GARLIC VARIETIES; SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ANTIOXIDANT STATUS

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