...Umesh Luthra; Prabhakar Babu; Remya R.R.; Angeline Julius; Yogesh Patel; Ramesh Jajula Veera; Ilma Majeed Purpose β-Carotene is the most appropriate and significant precursor of vitamin A. Synthetic carotene supplements have been known to pose a threat to human health, making natural...

... as pharmacologically active natural colorants and in other applications. Findings In total, three major chromatographic peaks corresponding to lutein, violaxanthin and β-carotene were observed through HPLC. Among the compounds detected, lutein and β-carotene were the most abundant carotenoids found in both shoots...

...Serap Durakli Velioglu; Goksel Tirpanci Sivri Purpose β-carotene, found naturally in many foods, has been widely used as a colourant in various products. The aim of this study is to optimize the production of β-carotene by Blakeslea trispora using bug-damaged wheat as the main nitrogen...