Lycopene is a non-provitamin A carotenoid that exhibits several health benefits.
Epidemiological data support a correlation between lycopene intake and the attenuation of …

Dietary intake and tissue levels of carotenoids have been associated with a reduced risk of
several chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, brain …

Carotenoids exert a rich variety of physiological functions in mammals and are beneficial for
human health. These lipids are acquired from the diet and metabolized to apocarotenoids …

Over the past decades, obesity has become a rising health problem as the accessibility to
high calorie, low nutritional value food has increased. Research shows that some bioactive …

Apocarotenoids are cleavage products of C40 isoprenoid pigments, named carotenoids,
synthesized exclusively by plants and microorganisms. The colors of flowers and fruits and …

Human epidemiology suggests a protective effect of tomatoes or tomato phytochemicals,
such as lycopene, on prostate cancer risk. However, human epidemiology alone cannot …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder of an ever-increasing aging
population with various pathological features such as β-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation, oxidative …

Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments synthesised by plants, algae, photosynthetic bacteria
as well as some non-photosynthetic bacteria, fungi and insects. Abundant carotenoids found …

The photochemistry of vision employs opsins and geometric isomerization of their covalently
bound retinylidine chromophores. In different animal classes, these light receptors associate …

Lycopene (LYC) has been correlated with the reduction of certain cancers and chronic
diseases. However, the existence and biofunctionality of degraded, oxidized, and …