Sources of alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta- and epsilon-carotenes: A twentieth century review

被引:87
作者
Barbosa-Filho, Jose M. [1 ]
Alencar, Adriana A. [1 ]
Nunes, Xirley P. [1 ]
de Andrade Tomaz, Anna C. [1 ]
Sena-Filho, Jose G. [1 ]
Athayde-Filho, Petronio F. [1 ]
Silva, Marcelo S. [1 ]
Vanderlei de Souza, Maria F. [1 ]
Leitao da-Cunha, Emidio V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Paraiba, Lab Tecnol Farmaceut, BR-58051970 Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Brazil
来源
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY | 2008年 / 18卷 / 01期
关键词
alpha-carotene; beta-carotene; gamma-carotene; delta carotene; epsilon-carotene; carotenoids; cancer; review;
D O I
10.1590/S0102-695X2008000100023
中图分类号
R914 [药物化学];
学科分类号
100701 [药物化学];
摘要
Since humans cannot synthesize carotenoids, they depend upon the diet exclusively for the source)of these micronutrients. It has claimed that they may alleviate chronic diseases such as cancers. The present communication constitutes a global review of the scientific literature on plants and others organisms that biosynthesize carotenoids, which include the series alpha-, beta-, gamma-, delta- and epsilon-carotenes. The results of the literature survey lists more than five hundred sources.
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页数:20
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