Engineered Maize Hybrids with Diverse Carotenoid Profiles and Potential Applications in Animal Feeding

Zhu, Changfu; Farré, Gemma; Díaz-Gómez, Joana; Capell, Teresa; Nogareda, C.; Sandmann, Gerhard; Christou, Paul

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7360-6_8

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“…In aquaculture and food industries, AST is mainly used as an additive and dietary supplement. Among several carotenoids, β-Carotene and AST are typical components used in chicken and fish feeding, respectively [ 264 ]. AST enhances aesthetic qualities as well as the market value of sea-foods like salmons, shrimps, trouts, lobsters, crayfish, fish eggs and also the ornamental fish [ 38 , 43 , 101 , 265 – 267 ].…”

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Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential of natural bioactive pigment: astaxanthin

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Kasabe

Dandge

2022

Nat. Prod. Bioprospect.

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Astaxanthin (3,3′-dihydroxy-β,β-carotene-4,4′-dione) is an orange-red, lipophilic keto-carotenoid pigment. It is majorly found in marine ecosystems particularly in aquatic animals such as salmon, shrimp, trout, krill, crayfish, and so on. It is also synthesized in microalgae Heamatococcus pluvialis, Chlorococcum, Chlorella zofingiensis, red yeast Phaffia rhodozyma and bacterium Paracoccus carotinifaciens. Some aquatic and terrestrial creatures regarded as a primary and secondary sources of the astaxanthin producing and accumulating it through their metabolic pathways. Astaxanthin is the powerful antioxidant, nutritional supplement as well as promising therapeutic compound, observed to have activities against different ravaging diseases and disorders. Researchers have reported remarkable bioactivities of astaxanthin against major non-communicable chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, neurodegenerative, and immune disorders. The current review discusses some structural aspects of astaxanthin. It further elaborates its multiple potencies such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-cancer, anti-obese, anti-diabetic, anti-ageing, anti-TB, anti-viral, anti-COVID 19, neuro-protective, nephro-protective, and fertility-enhancing properties. These potencies make it a more precious entity in the preventions as well as treatments of prevalent systematic diseases and/or disorders. Also, the review is acknowledging and documenting its powerful bioactivities in relation with the pharmaceutical as well as nutraceutical applicability. Graphical Abstract

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Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential of natural bioactive pigment: astaxanthin

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Dandge

2022

Nat. Prod. Bioprospect.

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“…Lycopene, a red pigment, has excellent health benefits by reducing coronary heart diseases. Lutein and zeaxantin also function as retinal pigments, thereby reducing blindness in elderly people [13].…”

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Measuring antioxidant activity in yellow corn (Zea mays L.) inbreds from three different geographic regions

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Appl Biol Chem

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Corn (Zea mays L.) provides a major source of calories for human consumption and therefore, the nutritional components of corn have a large impact on human health. For example, corn kernels contain antioxidants, such as polyphenols (including anthocyanins and other flavonoids) and carotenoids. Such compounds represent useful targets for biofortification breeding. In this study, we used 34 corn inbred lines from three different regions (East Asia, Southern Asia, and subtropical regions) and 11 F1 hybrids derived from the inbreds to investigate antioxidant activity in yellow corn. We compared different methods for measuring antioxidant activity to test their consistency and to determine whether color could be used as an indicator of antioxidant activity. We also measured carotenoid levels in yellow corn. No difference in antioxidant activity was detected between inbred corn lines from temperate vs. tropical regions. We determined that carotenoid is a major contributor to antioxidant activity in yellow corn and that kernel color, especially yellowness, could be used as an indicator of antioxidant activity in yellow corn. These findings lay the foundation for the biofortification of yellow corn by providing information about the correlations among kernel color, carotenoid contents, and antioxidant activity and by identifying an easy method to assess antioxidant activity in yellow corn.

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Engineered Maize Hybrids with Diverse Carotenoid Profiles and Potential Applications in Animal Feeding

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Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential of natural bioactive pigment: astaxanthin

Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical potential of natural bioactive pigment: astaxanthin

Measuring antioxidant activity in yellow corn (Zea mays L.) inbreds from three different geographic regions

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