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Fabiana F. De Moura
Researcher at International Food Policy Research Institute
Publications - 32
Citations - 1839
Fabiana F. De Moura is an academic researcher from International Food Policy Research Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biofortification & Lutein. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 32 publications receiving 1575 citations. Previous affiliations of Fabiana F. De Moura include University of California, Davis & University of Maryland, College Park.
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Biofortification: Progress toward a more nourishing future
Amy Saltzman,Ekin Birol,Howarth E. Bouis,Erick Boy,Fabiana F. De Moura,Yassir Islam,Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer +6 more
TL;DR: The results of efficacy and effectiveness studies, as well as recent successes in delivery, provide evidence that biofortification is a promising strategy for combating hidden hunger.
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Transformations of selected carotenoids in plasma, liver, and ocular tissues of humans and in nonprimate animal models.
TL;DR: The most likely transformations of carotenoids in the human eye involve a series of oxidation-reduction and double-bond isomerization reactions and quail and frog appear to possess the appropriate enzymes for conversion of dietary (3R,3'R,6'R)-lutein and (3S, 3'S)-zeaxanthin to the same nondietary by-products observed in humans.
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Bioavailability of iron, zinc, and provitamin A carotenoids in biofortified staple crops.
Michael R. La Frano,Michael R. La Frano,Fabiana F. De Moura,Erick Boy,Bo Lönnerdal,Betty J. Burri,Betty J. Burri +6 more
TL;DR: Evidence supports the focus on efforts to breed plants with increased micronutrient concentrations in order to decrease the influence of inhibitors and to offset losses from processing, and suggests that biofortified foods with relatively higher micronsutrient density have higher total absorption rates than nonbiofortified varieties.
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Retention of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Staple Crops Targeted for Biofortification in Africa: Cassava, Maize and Sweet Potato
TL;DR: The pVAC retention of maize grain and cassava and sweet potato flour reached levels as low as 20% after 1–4 months of storage and was highly dependent on genotype, therefore, it is recommended that an evaluation of the pVac degradation rate among different genotypes be performed before a high pV AC crop is promoted.
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Bioaccessibility of carotenoids from transgenic provitamin A biofortified sorghum.
Tristan E. Lipkie,Fabiana F. De Moura,Zuo-Yu Zhao,Marc C. Albertsen,Ping Che,Kimberly Glassman,Mario G. Ferruzzi +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the bioaccessibility of provitamin A carotenoids using an in vitro digestion model and found that transgenic sorghum event Homo188-A contained the greatest bioaccessible β-carotene content, with a 4-8-fold increase from null/nontransgenic maize.