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Carotenoids: Food Sources, Production & Health Benefits
Yamaguchi M
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Description for Carotenoids: Food Sources, Production & Health Benefits
Hardback. Editor(s): Yamaguchi, Masayoshi. Num Pages: 378 pages. BIC Classification: MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
Carotenoids are the most widespread pigments in nature. One or more carotenoids in combination give rise to colours ranging from yellow to red in birds, fishes, crustaceans, micro-organisms, fruits and plants, including the dark green ones. There are over 600 known carotenoids and they are divided into two classes: xanthophylls, which contain oxygen, and carotenes, which are purely hydrocarbons and contain no oxygen. Carotenoids have many health benefits including antioxidant properties, free-radical scavengers, decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, anti-inflammatory properties, osteoporosis prevention and other diseases. The 15 chapters in this book have been written to outline recent topical research. ... Read more
Carotenoids are the most widespread pigments in nature. One or more carotenoids in combination give rise to colours ranging from yellow to red in birds, fishes, crustaceans, micro-organisms, fruits and plants, including the dark green ones. There are over 600 known carotenoids and they are divided into two classes: xanthophylls, which contain oxygen, and carotenes, which are purely hydrocarbons and contain no oxygen. Carotenoids have many health benefits including antioxidant properties, free-radical scavengers, decreasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, anti-inflammatory properties, osteoporosis prevention and other diseases. The 15 chapters in this book have been written to outline recent topical research. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
378
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781628086225
SKU
V9781628086225
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About Yamaguchi M
Masayoshi Yamaguchi, Ph.D., IOM, FAOE, DDG, DG, is Adjunct Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA (2013 - ). Dr. Yamaguchi is engaged in the fields of endocrinology and cell signaling since 1971, and these researches are developed in the aspect of biochemistry, molecular biology, endocrinology, metabolism, nutrition, pharmacology, and toxicology. Dr ... Read more
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