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beta-carotene

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beta-carotene: see carotene carotene , long-chained, unsaturated hydrocarbon found as a pigment in many higher plants, particularly carrots, sweet potatoes, and leafy vegetables. Carotene is thought to assist in trapping light energy for photosynthesis or to aid in chemical reduction.
..... Click the link for more information. ; antioxidant antioxidant, substance that prevents or slows the breakdown of another substance by oxygen. Synthetic and natural antioxidants are used to slow the deterioration of gasoline and rubber, and such antioxidants as vitamin C (ascorbic acid), butylated hydroxytoluene
..... Click the link for more information. ; Vitamin A under vitamin vitamin, group of organic substances that are required in the diet of humans and animals for normal growth, maintenance of life, and normal reproduction. Vitamins act as catalysts; very often either the vitamins themselves are coenzymes, or they form integral parts
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But the Newcastle University team, led by Dr Georg Lietz has shown almost 50% of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A from beta-carotene - which is present in many fruits, grains, oils, and vegetables.
Genetic variation is to blame for colds; Some women suffer Vitamin A ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
But the Newcastle University team, led by Dr Georg Lietz, has shown almost 50% of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A from beta-carotene - which is present in many fruits, grains, oils, and vegetables.
Half of women lack vitamin A by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
ISLAMABAD, May 15, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Beta-carotene in so-called Golden Rice converts to vitamin A in humans, according to researchers.
Golden rice an effective source of vitamin A by Balochistan Times (Baluchistan Province, Pakistan)
 
 
 
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