Carotenoids: Sources, medicinal properties and their application in food and nutraceutical industry
Carotenoids are biosynthesized by bacteria, algae, fungi, and plants, but not by animals, which must obtain them from their food. These compounds are divided into two major classes based on their structural elements; carotenes, constituted by carbon and hydrogen (e.g. b-carotene, a-carotene and l...
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Academic Journals
2011
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