Bioavailability and provitamin A activity of neurosporaxanthin in mice

Abstract Various species of ascomycete fungi synthesize the carboxylic carotenoid neurosporaxanthin. The unique chemical structure of this xanthophyll reveals that: (1) Its carboxylic end and shorter length increase the polarity of neurosporaxanthin in comparison to other carotenoids, and (2) it con...

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Main Authors: Anthony P. Miller, Dámaso Hornero-Méndez, Sepalika Bandara, Obdulia Parra-Rivero, M. Carmen Limón, Johannes von Lintig, Javier Avalos, Jaume Amengual
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-10-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05446-1