Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene.
By-products derived from food processing are attractive source for their valuable bioactive components and color pigments. These by-products are useful for development as functional foods, nutraceuticals, food ingredients, additives, and also as cosmetic products. Lycopene is a bioactive red colored...
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| author | Ismail, Amin Tan, Chin Ping Kong , Kin Weng Khoo, Hock Eng Prasad, K. Nagendra Rajab, Nor Fadilah |
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| description | By-products derived from food processing are attractive source for their valuable bioactive components and color pigments. These by-products are useful for development as functional foods, nutraceuticals, food ingredients, additives, and also as cosmetic products. Lycopene is a bioactive red colored pigment naturally occurring in plants. Industrial by-products obtained from the plants are the good sources of lycopene. Interest in lycopene is increasing due to increasing evidence proving its preventive properties toward numerous diseases. In vitro, in vivo and ex vivo studies have demonstrated that lycopene-rich foods are inversely associated to diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and others. This paper also reviews the properties, absorption, transportation, and distribution of lycopene and its by-products in human body. The mechanism of action and interaction of lycopene with other bioactive compounds are also discussed, because these are the crucial features for beneficial role of lycopene. However, information on the effect of food processing on lycopene stability and availability was discussed for better understanding of its characteristics. |
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| spelling | upm-165512015-09-28T02:35:52Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16551/ Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. Ismail, Amin Tan, Chin Ping Kong , Kin Weng Khoo, Hock Eng Prasad, K. Nagendra Rajab, Nor Fadilah By-products derived from food processing are attractive source for their valuable bioactive components and color pigments. These by-products are useful for development as functional foods, nutraceuticals, food ingredients, additives, and also as cosmetic products. Lycopene is a bioactive red colored pigment naturally occurring in plants. Industrial by-products obtained from the plants are the good sources of lycopene. Interest in lycopene is increasing due to increasing evidence proving its preventive properties toward numerous diseases. In vitro, in vivo and ex vivo studies have demonstrated that lycopene-rich foods are inversely associated to diseases such as cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and others. This paper also reviews the properties, absorption, transportation, and distribution of lycopene and its by-products in human body. The mechanism of action and interaction of lycopene with other bioactive compounds are also discussed, because these are the crucial features for beneficial role of lycopene. However, information on the effect of food processing on lycopene stability and availability was discussed for better understanding of its characteristics. MDPI 2010-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16551/1/Revealing%20the%20power%20of%20the%20natural%20red%20pigment%20lycopene.pdf Ismail, Amin and Tan, Chin Ping and Kong , Kin Weng and Khoo, Hock Eng and Prasad, K. Nagendra and Rajab, Nor Fadilah (2010) Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. Molecules, 15 (2 ). pp. 959-987. ISSN 1431-5157, ESSN: 1420-3049 http://www.mdpi.com/ Lycopene - Research. Lycopene - Health aspects. 10.3390/molecules15020959 English |
| spellingShingle | Lycopene - Research. Lycopene - Health aspects. Ismail, Amin Tan, Chin Ping Kong , Kin Weng Khoo, Hock Eng Prasad, K. Nagendra Rajab, Nor Fadilah Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title | Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title_full | Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title_fullStr | Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title_short | Revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| title_sort | revealing the power of the natural red pigment lycopene. |
| topic | Lycopene - Research. Lycopene - Health aspects. |
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