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Lycopene isomerisation and storage in an in vitro model of murine hepatic stellate cells.
European journal of nutrition - 1 Aug 2009
Teodoro Anderson J, Perrone Daniel, Martucci Renata B, Borojevic Radovan
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BACKGROUND: Lycopene is a carotenoid whose biological activities and protective effect on prostate and breast cancer have been described, but little is known on its extra-intestinal metabolism and storage. While most alimentary lycopene is in all-trans configuration, in animal and human tissues approximately half of the lycopene is in cis isoforms. AIM OF STUDY: Our object was to monitor the capacity of storage,...
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