Low bioavailability of dietary epoxyxanthophylls in humans

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-277

  Asai, Akira ^a   Yonekura, Lina ^a   Nagao, Akihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fucoxanthin; Intestinal absorption; Neoxanthin

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; CAROTENOID; EPOXYXANTHOPHYLL; FUCOXANTHIN; NEOXANTHIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPINACH; UNDARIA; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIET; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINACIA OLERACEA; UNDARIA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

PHAEOPHYCEAE; SPINACIA OLERACEA; UNDARIA PINNATIFIDA;

EID: 52949126022     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114507895468     Document Type: Article

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