In vitro measurement of β-carotene cleavage activity: Methodological considerations and the effect of other carotenoids on β-carotene cleavage

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 77-85

  Van Vliet, Trinette ^a,b   Van Schaik, Frank ^a   Schreurs, Wil H P ^a,b   Van Den Berg, Henk ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotene; cryptoxanthin; Dioxygenase assay; Hamster; Lutein; Lycopene; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CAROTENE; ALPHA-CAROTENE; BCDO PROTEIN, RAT; BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE 15,15' MONOOXYGENASE; CAROTENOID; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYCOPENE; OXYGENASE; RETINAL; TRITIUM; XANTHOPHYLL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HAMSTER; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE; SYRIAN HAMSTER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; BETA-CAROTENE 15,15'-MONOOXYGENASE; CAROTENOIDS; CRICETINAE; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; OXYGENASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINALDEHYDE; TRITIUM; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 0029687288     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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