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Zeaxanthin is one of the most
common carotenoids in nature, and is used in the
xanthophyll cycle.
Synthesized in
plants and some micro-organisms, it is...
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Zeaxanthin (3R,3´S-
Zeaxanthin) is a
xanthophyll carotenoid and is one of the
three stereoisomers of
zeaxanthin. Of the
three stereoisomers, meso-zeaxanthin...
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animal fats.
Lutein is
isomeric with
zeaxanthin,
differing only in the
placement of one
double bond.
Lutein and
zeaxanthin can be
interconverted in the body...
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Zeaxanthin epoxidase (EC 1.14.13.90, Zea-epoxidase) is an
enzyme with
systematic name
zeaxanthin,NAD(P)H:oxygen oxidoreductase. This
enzyme catalyses the...
- violaxanthin, antheraxanthin, and
zeaxanthin.
During light stress,
violaxanthin is converted, i.e. reduced, to
zeaxanthin via the
intermediate antheraxanthin...
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Zeaxanthin glucosyltransferase (EC 2.4.1.276, crtX (gene)) is an
enzyme with
systematic name UDP-glucose:
zeaxanthin beta-D-glucosyltransferase. This enzyme...
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lutein and
zeaxanthin within the
macula may be ****ociated with an
increase in the risk of age-related
macular degeneration.
Lutein and
zeaxanthin act as antioxidants...
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variety of plants.
Violaxanthin is the
product of the
epoxidation of
zeaxanthin where the
oxygen atoms are from
reactive oxygen species (ROS). Such ROS's...
- name
zeaxanthin:oxygen 15,15'-oxidoreductase (bond-cleaving, cis-isomerizing). This
enzyme catalyses the
following chemical reaction zeaxanthin + O2 ⇌...
- from its
content of
lutein and
zeaxanthin,
which are
yellow xanthophyll carotenoids,
derived from the diet.
Zeaxanthin predominates at the macula, while...