Isoprenoids represent the oldest class of known low molecular-mass natural products
synthesized by plants. Their biogenesis in plastids, mitochondria and the endoplasmic …

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 …

The effects of the carotenoids β-carotene and astaxanthin on the peroxidation of liposomes
induced by ADP and Fe2+ were examined. Both compounds inhibited production of lipid …

Carotenoids are associated with several important biological functions as antenna pigments
in photosynthesis or protectives against oxidative stress. Occasionally they were also …

The ability of xanthophylls (canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin) as chain-breaking
antioxidants was investigated in peroxyl radical-mediated peroxidation of …

Life, as we know it, is cellular, and a physical boundary separates the living organism from
the outside world. Yet most discussions on the molecular origins of life center solely around …

Carotenoids have several crucial biological functions and are part of the cold adaptation
mechanism of some bacteria. Some pink-pigmented Arthrobacter species produce the rare …

Carotenoid scavenging of free radicals has been investigated in peroxidizing methyl esters
of unsaturated fatty acids using (i) metmyoglobin as a water-based free-radical initiator in a …

Carotenoids are of great interest due to their essential biological functions in both plants and
animals. However, the properties and functions of carotenoids in natural systems are …

The first source to collect the latest evidence linking carotenoids to human health and
disease, this stimulating reference studies the role of carotenoids in the prevention of …