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Fucoxanthin and Its Metabolite Fucoxanthinol in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid present in the chloroplasts of brown seaweeds. When ingested, it is metabolized mainly to fucoxanthinol by digestive enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract. These compounds have been shown to have many beneficial health effects, including anti-mutagenic, anti-diabetic, ant...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557004/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264004 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13084784 |