"Cryptoxanthins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Mono-hydroxylated xanthophylls formed from the hydroxylation of BETA-CAROTENE. Isomers include: beta-cryptoxanthin, alpha-cryptoxanthin, and zeinoxanthin. The alpha- and beta-cryptoxanthin are provitamin A precursors.
| Descriptor ID |
D065366
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.202.868.374 D02.455.426.392.368.367.379.249.887.374 D02.455.849.131.868.374 D23.767.261.887.374
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptoxanthins- Cryptoxanthins
- Cryptoxanthin
- Beta-Caroten-3-ol
- Beta Caroten 3 ol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cryptoxanthins" by people in Profiles.
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Talegawkar SA, Johnson EJ, Carithers TC, Taylor HA, Bogle ML, Tucker KL. Carotenoid intakes, assessed by food-frequency questionnaires (FFQs), are associated with serum carotenoid concentrations in the Jackson Heart Study: validation of the Jackson Heart Study Delta NIRI Adult FFQs. Public Health Nutr. 2008 Oct; 11(10):989-97.
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Handelman GJ, Packer L, Cross CE. Destruction of tocopherols, carotenoids, and retinol in human plasma by cigarette smoke. Am J Clin Nutr. 1996 Apr; 63(4):559-65.
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Krinsky NI, Russett MD, Handelman GJ, Snodderly DM. Structural and geometrical isomers of carotenoids in human plasma. J Nutr. 1990 Dec; 120(12):1654-62.