Epidemiological evidence and studies in whole animals and cell culture have indicated that carotenoids have cancer chemopreventive action. In mouse C3H10T1/2 cells, this activity is highly correlated with the ability of carotenoids to up-regulate gap junctional intercellular communication. Here, we report that in mouse cells, carotenoids increase the expression of connexin43, a gene that encode...

Carotenoids are natural fat-soluble pigments that provide bright coloration to plants and animals. Dietary intake of carotenoids is inversely associated with the risk of a variety of cancers in different tissues. Preclinical studies have shown that some carotenoids have potent antitumor effects both in vitro and in vivo, suggesting potential preventive and/or therapeutic roles for the compounds...

Tomato product consumption and estimated lycopene intake are hypothesised to reduce the risk of prostate cancer. To define the impact of typical servings of commercially available tomato products on resultant plasma and prostate lycopene concentrations, men scheduled to undergo prostatectomy (n 33) were randomised either to a lycopene-restricted control group ( < 5 mg lycopene/d) or to a tomato...

Due to the overexploitation of industrial fisheries, as principal source fish oil, well increasing replacement synthetic pigments for animal nutrition, we need find sustainable sources these essential nutrient productions. Marine Rhodotorula strains NCYC4007 and NCYC1146 were used determine biosynthesis docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) carotenoids by biotransforming raw glycerol, a waste product biod...

Profiles of saturated very-long-chain (> C22) fatty acids were studied in plasma, fibroblasts, erythrocytes, platelets, and leukocytes of patients affected by peroxisomal disorders such as Zellweger syndrome, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD), and classic rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP) and in controls. In Zellweger patients, the concentration of hexacosanoic acid (C26:0) and th...

The influence of some atmospheric phenomena such as the Quassi Biennial Oscillation, the El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the extratropical suction pump action on total ozone concentration over the region spreading from latitude 30 south to 30 north were studied using o o satellite data from 1997 to 2002. These phenomena were observed to contribute significantly to the variability of ozo...

This paper described a fast, simple, and small scale method of sample preparation followed by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) coupled Photo-Diode Array (PDA) detector for quantification of canthaxanthin in chicken liver and fat, and hen’s egg yolk. The HPLC-PDA was performed on a C18 column with an isocratic mobile phase. Analyte was extracted from the sample using a handheld ultr...

Sea urchin gonad (roe) is a highly valued food in Japan and North America. Gonad price is strongly influenced by quality, with appearance, especially colour being a major determinant. Previous attempts to extract a carotenoid profile from the New Zealand sea urchin species Evechinus chloroticus have been challenging due to the large amount of lipid present in the gonad. A carotenoid extraction ...