Biosynthesis and biomedical perspectives of carotenoids with special reference to human health-related applications

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2019, Pages 399-407

  Khalid, Muhammad ^a   Saeed ur Rahman, ^a   Bilal, Muhammad ^b   Iqbal, Hafiz M N ^c   Huang, Danfeng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAIYIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Bioactive constituents; Cardiovascular disease; Carotenoids; Chronic infectious diseases; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

EID: 85059058002     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2018.11.027     Document Type: Review

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