This review surveys the major structural features in various groups of small molecules that
are considered to be antioxidants, including natural and synthetic compounds alike. Recent …

The global market demand for natural astaxanthin is rapidly increasing owing to its safety,
the potential health benefits, and the diverse applications in food and pharmaceutical …

This study guided the potential of composite phospholipid-chitosan vesicles (chitosomes) as
novel delivery systems for four kinds of carotenoids, lycopene, β-carotene, lutein and …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative damage to biomolecules have been
postulated to be involved in the causation and progression of several chronic diseases …

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Carotenoids (CARs) are a group of pigments that perform several important physiological
functions in all kingdoms of living organisms. CARs serve as protective agents, which are …

Carotenoids are a group of pigments present both in the plant and animal kingdoms, which
play several important physiological functions. The protection against active oxygen species …

There is an increasing demand for carotenoids due to their applications in the food, flavor,
pharmaceutical and feed industries, however, the extraction and synthesis of these …

This study was conducted to understand how carotenoids exerted antioxidant activity after
encapsulation in a liposome delivery system, for food application. Three assays were …

Carotenoids in the photosynthetic membranes of plants typically contain two β-rings (eg, β-
carotene and zeaxanthin) or one ɛ-and one β-ring (eg, lutein). Carotenoids with two ɛ-rings …