Symposium 2: Nutrient interactions and their role in protection from chronic diseases: β-Carotene in the human body: Metabolic bioactivation pathways - From digestion to tissue distribution and excretion

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 68-87

  Bohn, Torsten ^a   Desmarchelier, Charles ^b   El, Sedef N ^c   Keijer, Jaap ^d   Van Schothorst, Evert ^d   Rühl, Ralph ^e   Borel, Patrick ^b  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e Paprika Bioanalytics Bt   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Absorption; Apo carotenoids; Micellisation; Nuclear hormone receptor; Retinoic acid; SNPs; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BETA CAROTENE OXYGENASE 1; OXYGENASE; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; RETINOID; RETINOID X RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AUTOREGULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIGESTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; LIVER METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VITAMIN INTAKE; VITAMIN METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BETA CAROTENE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIGESTION; HUMANS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 85061402301     PISSN: 00296651     EISSN: 14752719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0029665118002641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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