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☀	Photosynthetic pigment
☀	Photoprotective activity
☀	Anti-photosensitizing agent - blue light filter
☀	Spectral filter of eye retina
☀	Radioprotective activity
☀	Xanthophyll cycle pigment
☀	Membrane stabilizer
☀	Antioxidant
☀	Antimicrobial activity
☀	Antifungal activity
☀	Feeding deterrent activity
☀	Allelochemicals
☀	Provitamin A  ( Non-provitamin A )
☀	Retinoic acid receptors transcription activation
☀	Induce cell differentiation
☀	Antidiabetic activity
☀	Immune response enhancement
☀	Anti-obesity effect
☀	Anti-inflammatory effect
☀	Anticarcinogenic activity
	Antiproliferative activity
	Cell cycle arrest
	Tyrosinase inhibitory activity
	Multidrug resistance protein inhibitor
☀	Anti-apoptic activity   New!
☀	Anti-Alzheimer effects - anti-amyloid aggregation activity   New!
☀	Odor
☀	Color
☀	Taste

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