Absorption and Metabolism of Xanthophylls

Lycopene Absorption in Human Intestinal Cells and in Mice Involves Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I but Not Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1

(2018) Myriam Moussa et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9′,10′-monooxygenase

(2010) Jonathan R. Mein et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

A nonsense mutation in the beta-carotene oxygenase 2 (BCO2) gene is tightly associated with accumulation of carotenoids in adipose tissue in sheep (Ovis aries)

(2010) Dag I Våge et al.   BMC GENETICS

ISX is a retinoic acid-sensitive gatekeeper that controls intestinal β,β-carotene absorption and vitamin A production

(2010) Glenn P. Lobo et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

A mitochondrial enzyme degrades carotenoids and protects against oxidative stress

(2010) Jaume Amengual et al.   FASEB JOURNAL

Investigation of β-carotene and Lutein Transport in Caco-2 Cells: Carotenoid-carotenoid Interactions and Transport Inhibition by Ezetimibe

(2010) Laurie O’Sullivan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR VITAMIN AND NUTRITION RESEARCH

Keto-Carotenoids Are the Major Metabolites of Dietary Lutein and Fucoxanthin in Mouse Tissues

(2010) Lina Yonekura et al.   JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Potential health-promoting effects of astaxanthin: A high-value carotenoid mostly from microalgae

(2010) Jian-Ping Yuan et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Soluble Fibers Inhibit Carotenoid Micellizationin Vitroand Uptake by Caco-2 Cells

(2009) Lina YONEKURA et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Dietary capsanthin, the main carotenoid in paprika ( Capsicum annuum), alters plasma high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels and hepatic gene expression in rats

(2009) Koichi Aizawa et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

The bone anabolic carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin enhances transforming growth factor-β1-induced SMAD activation in MC3T3 preosteoblasts

(2009) Yamaguchi   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Inhibitory Effect of Carotenoids on the Degranulation of Mast Cells via Suppression of Antigen-induced Aggregation of High Affinity IgE Receptors

(2009) Shota Sakai et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bioavailability and metabolism of fucoxanthin in rats: structural characterization of metabolites by LC-MS (APCI)

(2009) Ravi Kumar Sangeetha et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY

β-Carotene and β-cryptoxanthin but not lutein evoke redox and immune changes in RAW264 murine macrophages

(2009) Sakurako Katsuura et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH

Low bioavailability of dietary epoxyxanthophylls in humans

(2008) Akira Asai et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Nutrients and phytochemicals: from bioavailability to bioefficacy beyond antioxidants

(2008) Birgit Holst et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Carotenoids: Actual knowledge on food sources, intakes, stability and bioavailability and their protective role in humans

(2008) Giuseppe Maiani et al.   MOLECULAR NUTRITION & FOOD RESEARCH