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Fucoxanthin and Its Metabolite Fucoxanthinol in Cancer Prevention and Treatment

Fucoxanthin is a carotenoid present in the chloroplasts of brown seaweeds. When ingested, it is metabolized mainly to fucoxanthinol by digestive enzymes of the gastrointestinal tract. These compounds have been shown to have many beneficial health effects, including anti-mutagenic, anti-diabetic, ant...

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Published in:Mar Drugs
Main Author: Martin, Luc J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: MDPI 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557004/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26264004
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md13084784
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