Carotenoids as natural functional pigments

Reaction and Scavenging Mechanism of β-Carotene and Zeaxanthin with Reactive Oxygen Species

(2017) Azusa Nishino et al.   Journal of Oleo Science

Disruption of a horizontally transferred phytoene desaturase abolishes carotenoid accumulation and diapause inTetranychus urticae

(2017) Astrid Bryon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Red Carotenoid Coloration in the Zebra Finch Is Controlled by a Cytochrome P450 Gene Cluster

(2016) Nicholas I. Mundy et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Reaction of Paprika Carotenoids, Capsanthin and Capsorubin, with Reactive Oxygen Species

(2016) Azusa Nishino et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Anti-Oxidative Activity of Mytiloxanthin, a Metabolite of Fucoxanthin in Shellfish and Tunicates

(2016) Takashi Maoka et al.   Marine Drugs

Analysis of reaction products of astaxanthin and its acetate with reactive oxygen species using LC/PDA ESI-MS and ESR spectrometry

(2016) Azusa Nishino et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Accumulation of Paprika Carotenoids in Human Plasma and Erythrocytes

(2015) Azusa Nishino et al.   Journal of Oleo Science

A 3-hydroxy β-end group in xanthophylls is preferentially oxidized to a 3-oxo ε-end group in mammals

(2014) Akihiko Nagao et al.   JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH

Carotenoids of Sea Angels Clione limacina and Paedoclione doliiformis from the Perspective of the Food Chain

(2014) Takashi Maoka et al.   Marine Drugs

EVOLUTION OF CAROTENOID PIGMENTATION IN CACIQUES AND MEADOWLARKS (ICTERIDAE): REPEATED GAINS OF RED PLUMAGE COLORATION BY CAROTENOID C4-OXYGENATION

(2013) Nicholas R. Friedman et al.   EVOLUTION

Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae

(2011) B. Altincicek et al.   Biology Letters

Nitrocapsanthin and Nitrofucoxanthin, Respective Products of Capsanthin and Fucoxanthin Reaction with Peroxynitrite

(2011) Makoto Tsuboi et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Auto-Oxidation Products of Astaxanthin

(2011) Hideo Etoh et al.   Journal of Oleo Science

Carotenoids in Marine Animals

(2011) Takashi Maoka   Marine Drugs

Novel carotenoid pyropheophorbide A esters from abalone

(2011) Takashi Maoka et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Symbiotic Bacterium Modifies Aphid Body Color

(2010) T. Tsuchida et al.   SCIENCE

Lateral Transfer of Genes from Fungi Underlies Carotenoid Production in Aphids

(2010) N. A. Moran et al.   SCIENCE

Recent progress in structural studies of carotenoids in animals and plants

(2008) Takashi Maoka   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Carotenoid synthesis: Retrospect and recent progress

(2008) Masayoshi Ito et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Low bioavailability of dietary epoxyxanthophylls in humans

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

Pittosporumxanthins, Cycloaddition Products of Carotenoids with α-Tocopherol from Seeds ofPittosporum tobira

(2008) Takashi Maoka et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS