TY  - CHAP
AU  - Oguz Merhan
ED  - Dragan J. Cvetkovic
ED  - Goran S. Nikolic
Y1  - 2017-06-14
PY  - 2017
T1  - The Biochemistry and Antioxidant Properties of Carotenoids
N2  - Carotenoids are one of the most widespread pigment groups distributed in nature; more than 700 natural carotenoids have been described so far. These pigments are known for versatile roles they play in living organisms; however, their most pivotal function is involvement in scavenging of reactive oxygen species and photoprotection. In the same time, carotenoids as natural pigments with important biological activities, such as antioxidant and provitamin A activity, have a great potential in the food, feed and pharmaceutical industries. They can be either extracted from plants and algae or synthesized by various microorganisms, including bacteria, yeasts, filamentous fungi and microalgae.
BT  - Carotenoids
SP  - Ch. 4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/67592
DO  - 10.5772/67592
SN  - 978-953-51-3212-7
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-19
ER  -