ALPHA-CAROTENE Resources

    ALPHA-CAROTENE U.S. Government resources:
    Potent preventive action of alpha-carotene against carcinogenesis ...: Although beta-carotene has been considered to be a key cancer preventive agent in green and yellow v
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9653948&dopt=Abstract

    Determination of lycopene, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene in ...: A selected-ion monitoring (SIM) determination of serum lycopene, alpha-carotene and beta-carotene by
    http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/publications/publications.htm?seq_no_115=124418

    ARS | Publication request: Carotenoids in Pungent and Non-Pungent ...: Fruit of the Ancho type had the most beta- cryptoxanthin, alpha-carotene, ... from levels of beta-cryptoxanthin, alpha- carotene, and beta-carotene.
    http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=5202

    Vegetable Crops Research Unit : Simon: The color is due mainly to beta-carotene, with some alpha-carotene, ... also found in tomatoes), in addition to some beta- and alpha-carotene.
    http://www.cstl.nist.gov/nist839/839.02/qa.html

    OAMG - Micronutrients Measurement Quality Assurance Program: Laboratories also report values for delta-tocopherol, retinyl palmitate, alpha-carotene, lycopene, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein, zeaxanthin,
    http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=439322

    A PRECISE METHOD, WITH DETAILED CALIBRATION FOR THE DETERMINATION ...: ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; THE QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF THE VISIBLE AND ULTRAVIOLET ABSORPTION SPECTRA OF ALPHA CAROTENE, BETA CAROTENE, AND LYCOPENE1
    http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=161302&rendertype=abstract

    Functional analysis of the beta and epsilon lycopene cyclase ...: When combined, the beta and epsilon cyclases convert lycopene to alpha-carotene (beta, epsilon-carotene), a carotenoid with one beta and one epsilon
    http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/cc/vita.html

    Facts About Vitamin A and Carotenoids: For example, alpha-carotene and b-cryptoxanthin are also converted to vitamin A, but only half as efficiently as beta-carotene (1).
    http://seabass.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/stdfields.cgi

    Standard SeaBASS Field Names: ...beta-epi-Car, mg/m^3, HPLC Alpha-Carotene (Beta,epsilon-Carotene). beta-psi-Car, mg/m^3, HPLC Gamma-Carotene (Beta,psi-Carotene)
    http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/pdq/supportivecare/nutrition/HealthProfessional/page5

    National Cancer Institute - Nutrition in Cancer Care: 500 types of carotenoids�including alpha-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, ... Importance of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, and other phytochemicals in
    http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docID=519320

    Academic resources:

    Plants Pigment: Asparagus, 1, alpha-carotene none detected, beta-carotene 317 ug/100 g. Broccoli, 1, alpha-carotene none detected, beta-carotene 8668 ug/100g. ...
    http://food.oregonstate.edu/v/collard.html

    Collards, Food Resource [http://food.oregonstate.edu/], Oregon ...: ...database for individual and multicomponent foods has been compiled that contains values for the five most common carotenoids (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene ...
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Academics/nutr/olestra/o4.html

    o4.html: At that time, in 1986, we could only estimate total provitamin A carotenoids in foods, and could not quantify beta-carotene or alpha-carotene or any other ...
    http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/press/releases/press10122000b.html

    Risk of Lung Cancer May Be Reduced by Eating a Wide Variety of ...: They focused on the relationship between lung cancer and the individual carotenoids of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, and beta-cryptoxanthin. ...
    http://etd.caltech.edu/etd/available/etd-10072004-100851/

    Bush, Warren Van Ness (1958-01-01) A study of the boron ...: Formation of a deeply-colored [alpha]-carotene - boron trifluoride complex, by means of boron trifluoride etherate, and subsequent hydrolysis of the complex ...
    http://etd.caltech.edu/etd/available/etd-06212004-154038/

    Petracek, Francis James (1956-01-01) Conversions of beta-carotene ...: ...were also prepared: 4-keto-4'-hydroxy-[beta]-carotene, 4,4'-dihydroxy-[beta]-carotene, 4-hydroxy-3',4'-dehydro-[beta]-carotene and 4-keto-[alpha]-carotene. ...
    http://www.umm.edu/patiented/articles/what_carotenoids_000039_2.htm

    Vitamins, Carotenoids, and Phytochemicals - UMMC: Carotenes. Carotenes are hydrocarbons and most are found in yellow, orange, and red vegetables. They include beta and alpha carotene and lycopene. ...
    http://www.twu.edu/twunews/your-health/carotenoids.htm

    Marketing and Communication - H 12: The primary carotenoids include beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin. ... Food sources of alpha-carotene are the same as beta-carotene. ...
    http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1630.html

    Go Ask Alice!: Carotenoids: You may have heard of some of the other plant chemicals (phytochemicals) -- lycopene, lutein, alpha- carotene, and zeaxanthin, among others. ...
    http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/sp-su99/thomas.html

    Biochemical Health Profiling: Antioxidants, Spring/Summer 1999 ...: Both beta- and alpha-carotene are precursors to vitamin A. Alpha-carotene. Alpha-carotene is very similar in structure to beta-carotene, but less abundant. ...
    http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/carotenoids/printcarot.html

    Carotenoids, Linus Pauling Institute's Micronutrient Information ...: CAROTENOIDS. Alpha-Carotene, Beta-Carotene, Beta-Cryptoxanthin, Lycopene, Lutein and Zeaxanthin. Summary. ... Alpha-Carotene and Beta-Carotene. ...
    http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu/archives/FVBreast2_archive.htm

    FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CAROTENES, AND BREAST CANCER.ARE THEY ...: ...cancer, their bloods and the blood of controls were unfrozen and analyzed for Beta carotene and other carotenes, including alpha carotene, B cryptoxanthin, and ...
    http://healthfullife.umdnj.edu/archives/FRUITS_archive.htm

    FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND CAROTENES: ARE THEY PROTECTIVE AGAINST ...: ...breast cancer, their blood and the blood of controls was unfrozen and analyzed for Beta carotene and other carotenes, including alpha carotene, B cryptoxanthin ...
    http://www.cals.wisc.edu/media/news/02_00/carrot_pigment.html

    carrot_pigment.html: Upper left is a conventional "orange" carrot. The color is due mainly to beta-carotene, with some alpha-carotene, both of which are orange pigments. ...
    http://www.mc.uky.edu/nunnet/AbrDataDict/AllVariables.html

    AllVariables: ALL VARIABLES. Variable, Variable Label, Value Label, Additional Notes, if any. ACARO, Alpha carotene, Alpha carotene,a carotenoid, (ug/dl) was measured in plasma ...
    http://www.mc.uky.edu/nunnet/AbrDataDict/LinguisticVariables.html

    LinguisticVariables: Variable, Variable Label, Value Label, Additional Notes, if any. ACARO, Alpha carotene, Alpha carotene,a carotenoid, (ug/dl) was measured in plasma. ...
    http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~dll2/358/lecture/chytrid.html

    lect: ...meiosporangia on sporothallus; mitosporangia on gametothallus.Female gametangia colorless; female gametes are colorless and sluggish; contain no alpha-carotene. ...
    http://www.andrews.edu/NUFS/literature%20reviews.html

    Literature Reviews: With adjustment for cigarette smoking and for alcohol intake, serum levels of alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, beta-cryptoxanthin, total carotenoids and gamma ...
    http://www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/80734e/80734E02.htm



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