These findings highlight the dual roles of antioxidants in cancer. Their impact depends on cancer type, stage, and genetic alterations. In tumors where redox-sensitive signaling promotes cell death, ...

Carrot juice for a natural tan is the latest nutrition TikTok trend, but does it really work and how safe is it? An expert explains.

Higher intake of β-carotene, a marker of fruit and vegetable consumption, is linked to lower anxiety, fewer psychosomatic symptoms, and better quality of life in Swedish adolescents. No ...

A patent for a “Raman Spectroscopy System” filed by Haemanthus.

By Raman spectroscopy and absorbance, the pretreatment that favored the conservation of the β-carotene content was qualitatively determined. This is a very important property for various applications.

Beta-carotene is an organic compound, from yellow to red-orange colour, which is found in many plants, fruits and vegetables. All carotenoids, especially beta-carotene, which is the subject of this ...

However, how the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase genes, which are closely related to β-carotene degradation, participate in carotenoid metabolism in Zinnia elegans ray florets and regulate the ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto have incorporated a compound derived from beta-carotene, or β-carotene — an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plant-based foods such as ...

After reviewing the structure and optical properties of carotenoids in Section 2, this paper examines the literature describing the work to date, exploring potential clinical applications based on ...