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Organism name
Homo sapiens                                Find images with Google

NCBI taxonomy ID
Lineage
Description Mammal: Human  (Secondary producer of carotenoids)                              Japanese
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CA00043  Lycopene  (Ref.407)


CA00060  Phytoene  (Ref.407)


CA00057  Phytofluene  (Ref.407)


CA00085  2,6-Cyclolycopene-1,5-diol  (Ref.211)


CA00309  β-Carotene  (Ref.407)


CA00311  (9Z)-β-Carotene  (Ref.425)


CA00328  Zeaxanthin  (Ref.196)


CA00329  Meso-Zeaxanthin  (Ref.196)


CA00376  Zeaxanthin monomethyl ether  (Ref.196)


CA00587  α-Carotene  (Ref.407)


CA00597  Lutein 


CA00599  3'-Epilutein  (Ref.211)


CA00635  3'-Dehydrolutein 


CA00692  Tunaxanthin  (Ref.211)


CA00693  3,3'-Diketo-ε-carotene  (Ref.211)


CA01097  3'-Hydroxy-ε-caroten-3-one  (Ref.523)


CA00700  (6S,3'S,6'S)-3'-Hydroxy-ε-caroten-3-one  (Ref.211)


CA01098  3,3'-Diketo-ε-carotene  (Ref.523)


CA00790  Apo-6'-lycopenal  (Ref.694)


CA00789  Apo-8'-lycopenal  (Ref.694)


CA01148  Apo-10'-lycopenal  (Ref.694)


CA01219  Apo-12'-lycopenal  (Ref.694)


CA01220  Apo-14'-lycopenal  (Ref.694)


CA01221  Acycloretinoic acid  (Ref.696)


CA01031  Vitamin A  (Ref.422)


CA01204  (13Z)-Retinoic acid: 13-cis-Retinoic acid  (Ref.631)


References
  • Ref.407 : Wilhelm Stahl and Helmut Sies, 2012 American Society for Nutrition, "β-Carotene and other carotenoids in protection from sunlight"
  • Ref.211 : Frederick Khachik Paul S. Bernstein, and Donita L. Garland, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, August 1997, Vol. 38, No. 9, "Identification of lutein and zeaxanthin oxidation products in human and monkey retinas."
  • Ref.425 : Wilhelm Stahl, Wolfgang Schwarz, Alfred R. Sundquist, Helmut Sies, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Volume 294, Issue 1, April 1992, Pages 173–177, "cis-trans isomers of lycopene and β-carotene in human serum and tissues"
  • Ref.196 : Bhosale P, Zhao da Y, Serban B, Bernstein PS., Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2007 Apr;48(4):1435-40., "Identification of 3-methoxyzeaxanthin as a novel age-related carotenoid metabolite in the human macula."
  • Ref.523 : Bernstein, P.S., et al., Lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin: The basic and clinical science underlying carotenoid-based nutritional interventions against ocular disease, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.preteyeres.2015.10.003
  • Ref.694 : R. E. Kopec et al., J Agric Food Chem. 2010 March 24; 58(6), pp. 3290–3296, "Identification and Quantification of Apo-lycopenals in Fruits, Vegetables, and Human Plasma", doi:10.1021/jf100415z.
  • Ref.696 : A. Nagao, J Nutr. 2004 Jan;134(1):237S-240S., "Oxidative Conversion of Carotenoids to Retinoids and Other Products", PMID: 14704326 DOI: 10.1093/jn/134.1.237S
  • Ref.422 : Dean Bok, Joram Heller, Experimental Eye Research, Volume 22, Issue 5, Part 1, May 1976, Pages 395-402, "Transport of retinol from the blood to the retina: an autoradiographic study of the pigment epithelial cell surface receptor for plasma retinol-binding protein"
  • Ref.631 : Yusuke Takahashi, Gennadiy Moiseyev, Ying Chen, Krysten Farjo, Olga Nikolaeva, and Jian-xing Ma, FEBS J. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2012 April 1. "An Enzymatic Mechanism for Generating the Precursor of Endogenous 13-cis Retinoic Acid in the Brain"

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