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Is lycopene beneficial to human health
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The current state of knowledge of the properties of lycopene, its possible role in human health and areas for future research are summarized.About:
This article is published in Phytochemistry.The article was published on 2000-06-01. It has received 327 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lycopene.read more
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Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables – the millennium’s health
Charanjit Kaur,H. C. Kapoor +1 more
TL;DR: The potential of fruits and vegetables rich in antioxidants, their health benefits and the eAect of processing on the bioavailability of these nutrients have been highlighted in this article, where some of the important methods used to determine the antioxidant activity.
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The biosynthesis and nutritional uses of carotenoids.
Paul D. Fraser,Peter M. Bramley +1 more
TL;DR: The aim of this article is to review the current understanding of carotenoid formation, to explain the perceived benefits ofcarotenoids in the diet and review the efforts that have been made to increase carotanoids in certain crop plants.
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Tomato lycopene and its role in human health and chronic diseases
TL;DR: The possible mechanisms of action of lycopene are outlined and the current understanding of its role in human health and disease prevention is reviewed.
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De novo domestication of wild tomato using genome editing
Agustin Zsögön,Tomas Cermak,Emmanuel Rezende Naves,Marcela Morato Notini,Kai H. Edel,Stefan Weinl,Luciano Freschi,Daniel F. Voytas,Jörg Kudla,Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres +9 more
TL;DR: It is reported that editing of six loci that are important for yield and productivity in present-day tomato crop lines enabled de novo domestication of wild Solanum pimpinellifolium, paving the way for molecular breeding programs to exploit the genetic diversity present in wild plants.
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Chemical composition, functional properties and processing of carrot—a review
TL;DR: The present review highlights the nutritional composition, health promoting phytonutrients, functional properties, products development and by-products utilization of carrot and carrot pomace along with their potential application.
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Intake of carotenoids and retinol in relation to risk of prostate cancer.
Edward Giovannucci,Alberto Ascherio,Eric B. Rimm,Meir J. Stampfer,Graham A. Colditz,Walter C. Willett +5 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that intake of lycopene or other compounds in tomatoes may reduce prostate cancer risk, but other measured carotenoids are unrelated to risk.
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Lycopene in tomatoes: chemical and physical properties affected by food processing
John Shi,M Le Maguer +1 more
TL;DR: Determination of the degree of lycopene isomerization during processing would provide a measure of the potential health benefits of tomato-based foods, and further research on the bioavalability, pharmacology, biochemistry, and physiology must be done to reveal the mechanism of lyCopene in human diet.
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Development and evaluation of an HPLC method for the analysis of carotenoids in foods, and the measurement of the carotenoid content of vegetables and fruits commonly consumed in the UK
David J. Hart,K.John Scott +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the factors which affect the chromatographic response of carotenoids and contribute to analytical variation and inaccuracies in their quantitative determination and suggested that the development and use of standard reference materials would significantly improve the quality of data.
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Role of lycopene as antioxidant carotenoid in the prevention of chronic diseases: a review
A.V. Rao,Sanjiv Agarwal +1 more
TL;DR: Evidence is accumulating to suggest other mechanisms such as intercellular gap junction communication, hormonal and immune system modulation and metabolic pathways may also be involved in the effects of dietary lycopene on human health.
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Carotenoids enhance gap junctional communication and inhibit lipid peroxidation in C3H/10T1/2 cells: relationship to their cancer chemopreventive action.
TL;DR: Junctional communication appears to play an important role in cell growth control and carcinogenesis, and it is proposed that in this system carotenoid-enhanced intercellular communication provides a mechanistic basis for the cancer chemopreventive action ofcarotenoids.