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Strategies for the efficient biosynthesis of β-carotene through microbial fermentation
β-Carotene is an orange fat-soluble compound, which has been widely used in fields such as food, medicine and cosmetics owing to its anticancer,...
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Dunaliella β-Carotene Productivity Comparison Under In Vitro Conditions
Some species of Dunaliella produce high levels of β-carotene, which is the largest natural Vitamin A source. β-carotene production in Dunaliella is...
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β-carotene inhibits MAPKs signaling pathways on rat colonic epithelial cells to attenuate TNF-α-induced intestinal inflammation and injury
This experiment successfully isolated the rat colonic epithelial cells and established a TNF-α-induced intestinal inflammation model. Western Blot...
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Screening and Development of β-Carotene Enriched Phaffia rhodozyma Cell by Culture Media Engineering
Abstractβ-Carotene, a well-known carotenoid, plays an important role in several biological functions, including eye health. Presently 80–90% of...
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Biotechnological production of β-carotene using plant in vitro cultures
Main conclusionβ-carotene is biologically active compound widely distributed in plants. The use of plant in vitro cultures and genetic engineering is...
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Appropriate carbon–nitrogen ratio is beneficial to the accumulation of 9-cis-β-carotene during Dunaliella salina cultivation
The halotolerant green alga Dunaliella salina is widely cultivated in the industrial-scale production of natural β-carotene (containing 9- cis and all-
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Anti-aging effect of β-carotene through regulating the KAT7-P15 signaling axis, inflammation and oxidative stress process
BackgroundResearch on aging is growing as the elderly make up a greater share of the population, focusing on reversing and inhibiting the aging...
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AgMYB5, an MYB transcription factor from celery, enhanced β-carotene synthesis and promoted drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis
BackgroundWater shortage caused by global warming seriously affects the yield and quality of vegetable crops. β-carotene, the lipid-soluble natural...
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Simultaneous accumulation of astaxanthin and β-carotene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by the introduction of foreign β-carotene hydroxylase gene in response to high light stress
Carotenoids are important photosynthetic pigments with many physiological functions, nutritional properties and high commercial value. β-carotene...
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Transcript expression level analysis of phytoene synthase and phytoene desaturase associated with β-carotene content in selected Kenyan Bitter melon
BackgroundBitter melon ( Momordica charantia L. ) is a widely cultivated food and medicinal plant native to the world's subtropics and tropics....
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The investigation of the effects of vitamin A, vitamin E, and β-carotene plus vitamin E on some fertility parameters in ewes
This study was aimed at investigating the effects of vitamin A (VITA), vitamin E (VITE), and combined β-carotene plus vitamin E (βCAR+VITE)...
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Bacterial Inhibition Mechanism of Rhamnolipid-Modified β-Carotene/Rutinoside Complex Liposomes
In this study, a new cholesterol-free delivery system named RL-βC-Rts was developed using rhamnolipid (RL) as the surfactant and encapsulating both...
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β-Carotene production from sugarcane molasses by a newly isolated Rhodotorula toruloides L/24-26-1
Production of carotenoids by yeast fermentation is an advantaged technology due to its easy scaling and safety. Nevertheless, carotenoid production...
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Optimized fed-batch cultivation of Rhodotorula toruloides in a bubble column bioreactor progressed the β-carotene production from corn steep liquor
In this work, a new isolate yeast, namely Rhodotorula toruloides KP324973, was examined for β -carotene production from corn steep liquor (CSL) as a...
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β-carotene Supply to Dill Plants Grown in Sulphur and Humic Acid-amended Soil Improves Salinity Tolerance via Quenching the Hazard Molecules
AbstractRemediation and cultivation of salinized soils are regarded as a significant solution for increasing the agricultural production. However,...
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The Tomato Juhwang Mutant Accumulates a High Level of β-Carotene and has a Long Shelf-Life
Carotenoids have diverse functions in plants and animals. In tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), the red color of fruits is due to the accumulation of the...
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Improving the effects of salt stress by β-carotene and gallic acid using increasing antioxidant activity and regulating ion uptake in Lepidium sativum L.
BackgroundPlant growth and development are severely affected by soil salinity. This study was carried out to evaluate the interaction of foliar...
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A novel thermophilic β-carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase with broad substrate specificity from the marine bacterium Candidatus Pelagibacter sp. HTCC7211
To characterize a novel thermophilic β -carotene 15,15′-monooxygenase BCMO 7211 isolated from the marine bacterium Candidatus Pelagibacter sp....
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Impact of the microalga Dunaliella salina (Dunal) Teodoresco culture and its β-carotene extract on the development of salt-stressed squash (Cucurbita pepo L. cv. Mabrouka)
Salinity is a major threat to crop production and global food security. Algae and their extracts containing bioactive compounds can enhance the salt...
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Enrichment of provitamin A content in durum wheat grain by suppressing β-carotene hydroxylase 1 genes with a TILLING approach
Key messageThe suppression of the HYD-1 gene by a TILLING approach increases the amount of β-carotene in durum wheat kernel.
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