Chemistry, Distribution, and Metabolism of Tomato Carotenoids and Their Impact on Human Health

Recent epidemiological studies have suggested that the consumption of tomatoes and tomato-based food products reduce the risk of prostate cancer in humans. This protective effect has been attributed to carotenoids, which are one of the major classes of phytochemicals in this fruit. The most abundant...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) N.J.), 2002-11, Vol.227 (10), p.845-851
Hauptverfasser:	Khachik, Frederick, Carvalho, Lorena, Bernstein, Paul S., Muir, Garth J., Zhao, Da-You, Katz, Nikita B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anticarcinogenic Agents - chemistry Anticarcinogenic Agents - metabolism Antioxidants - chemistry Antioxidants - metabolism Carotenoids - chemistry Carotenoids - metabolism Diet Eye - chemistry Eye - metabolism Humans Lycopersicon esculentum - chemistry Milk, Human - chemistry Molecular Structure Oxidation-Reduction
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