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Carotenoids, β-Apocarotenoids, and Retinoids: The Long and the Short of It
Naturally occurring retinoids (retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, retinyl esters) are a subclass of β-apocarotenoids, defined by the length of the polyene side chain. Provitamin A carotenoids are metabolically converted to retinal (β-apo-15-carotenal) by the enzyme β-carotene-15,15′-dioxygenase (BCO1)...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9003029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35406024 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14071411 |