It was shown that the negative effects seen in smokers might be related to the oxidative degradation of carotenoids. Rapid beta-carotene oxidation leads to the nonenzymatic formation of cleavage products. The major part of these products is comprised of aldehydes or epoxides, which have a high reactivity toward biomolecules and might exert carcinogenic action in cells.
Formation of Beta-Carotene Cleavage Products in View of the Particular Conditions in Inflamed Lung Tissue / O., Sommerburg; C. D., Langhans; Salerno, Costantino; Crifo', Carlo; W., Siems. - STAMPA. - (2005), pp. 149-167.
Formation of Beta-Carotene Cleavage Products in View of the Particular Conditions in Inflamed Lung Tissue
SALERNO, Costantino;CRIFO', Carlo;
2005
Abstract
It was shown that the negative effects seen in smokers might be related to the oxidative degradation of carotenoids. Rapid beta-carotene oxidation leads to the nonenzymatic formation of cleavage products. The major part of these products is comprised of aldehydes or epoxides, which have a high reactivity toward biomolecules and might exert carcinogenic action in cells.File allegati a questo prodotto
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