Nonenzymatic β-Carotene Degradation in Provitamin A-Biofortified Crop Plants.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01693
Abstract: Provitamin A biofortification, the provision of provitamin A carotenoids through agriculture, is regarded as an effective and sustainable intervention to defeat vitamin A deficiency, representing a global health problem. This food-based intervention has been questioned… read more here.
Keywords: provitamin; carotene; carotene degradation; provitamin biofortified ... See more keywords
Specific Upregulation of a Cotton Phytoene Synthase Gene Produces Golden Cottonseeds with Enhanced Provitamin A
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-19866-1
Abstract: Provitamin A (PVA) bio-fortification of crops offers a sustainable strategy to prevent the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD), one of the world’s major public health problems. The present work aimed to enhance PVA accumulation… read more here.
Keywords: provitamin; synthase; phytoene synthase; synthase gene ... See more keywords
The development and release of maize fortified with provitamin A carotenoids in developing countries
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DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1402751
Abstract: ABSTRACT Micronutrient deficiencies have been identified as major public health problems affecting a large part of the world's population. Biofortification of staple crops like maize has been proposed as one of the most cost effective… read more here.
Keywords: release maize; provitamin; fortified provitamin; development release ... See more keywords
Suitability of testers to characterize provitamin a content and agronomic performance of tropical maize inbred lines
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.955420
Abstract: Vitamin A deficiency poses health risks for children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Southeast Asia. Provitamin A–biofortified maize varieties can contribute to minimizing the adverse effects of vitamin A deficiency… read more here.
Keywords: inbred lines; provitamin; maize inbred; grain yield ... See more keywords
Combining Ability and Heterosis for Endosperm Carotenoids and Agronomic Traits in Tropical Maize Lines
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.674089
Abstract: Provitamin A enrichment of staple crops through biofortification breeding is a powerful approach to mitigate the public health problem of vitamin A deficiency in developing countries. Twenty-four genetically diverse yellow and orange endosperm maize inbred… read more here.
Keywords: provitamin; maize; combining ability; carotenoids agronomic ... See more keywords
Preventive Effects of β-Cryptoxanthin, a Potent Antioxidant and Provitamin A Carotenoid, on Lifestyle-Related Diseases—A Central Focus on Its Effects on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
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DOI: 10.3390/antiox11010043
Abstract: Humans usually get dietary carotenoids from foods such as green and yellow vegetables and algae. Carotenoids have been reported to effectively reduce the risk of developing lifestyle-related diseases. β-Cryptoxanthin, which is an antioxidative carotenoid and… read more here.
Keywords: lifestyle related; non alcoholic; alcoholic fatty; fatty liver ... See more keywords
Zinc and Provitamin A Biofortified Maize Genotypes Exhibited Potent to Reduce Hidden—Hunger in Nepal
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DOI: 10.3390/plants11212898
Abstract: Zinc deficiency affects one third of the population worldwide, and vitamin A deficiency is a prevalent public health issue in Sub-Saharan Africa and South-Asia, including Nepal. Crop biofortification is the sustainable solution to these health—related… read more here.
Keywords: zinc provitamin; provitamin; zinc; biofortified maize ... See more keywords