Intestinal absorption and metabolism of carotenoids: insights from cell culture.
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Arch Biochem Biophys. 2004 Oct 1;430(1):77-88. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2004.03.024.
Arch Biochem Biophys. 2004.
PMID: 15325914
Review.
The PF11 and TC7 clones of Caco-2 exhibit beta-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase activity, a key enzyme in the conversion of carotenoids to vitamin A. Studies on the recent cloning of this enzyme are discussed. ...The selective absorption of all-trans beta-carotene versus i …
The PF11 and TC7 clones of Caco-2 exhibit beta-carotene-15,15'-oxygenase activity, a key enzyme in the conversion of carotenoids to v …