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ArticleCommunications biology2023

Bioavailability and provitamin A activity of neurosporaxanthin in mice.

Anthony P Miller, Dámaso Hornero-Méndez, Sepalika Bandara, Obdulia Parra-Rivero, M Carmen Limón, Johannes von Lintig, Javier Avalos, Jaume Amengual

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Article in Communications biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recent advances in carotenoid absorption, distribution, and elimination.Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular and cell biology of lipids · 2025
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  3. Vitamin A supply in the eye and establishment of the visual cycle.Current topics in developmental biology · 2025
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  4. Immunometabolic effects ofImmunometabolism (Cobham, Surrey) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Anthony P MillerDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6067-9228
Dámaso Hornero-MéndezDepartment of Food Phytochemistry, Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-5703
Sepalika BandaraDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1029-1457
Obdulia Parra-RiveroDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
M Carmen LimónDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9982-6480
Johannes von LintigDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Javier AvalosDepartment of Genetics, Faculty of Biology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain. avalos@us.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5484-2893
Jaume AmengualDepartment of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA. jaume6@illinois.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6077-3545
Universidad de Sevilla · ESCase Western Reserve University · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USInstituto de la Grasa · ES

Funding

Carotinoids in VisionR01EY020551 · NEI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI VON LINTIG, JOHANNES FRIEDRICH · 2011 to 2024
$4.8M
To study the role of the low-density lipoprotein receptor on carotenoid biodistribution and excretionR01HL147252 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI AMENGUAL TERRASA, JAIME · 2019 to 2023
$2.1M
Examining the role of LDLR in the biodistribution of carotenoidsF31AT012145 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN · PI MILLER, ANTHONY PAUL · 2022 to 2023
$68k
NCCIH NIH HHS F31 AT012145NEI NIH HHS R01 EY020551NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL147252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Various species of ascomycete fungi synthesize the carboxylic carotenoid neurosporaxanthin. The unique chemical structure of this xanthophyll reveals that: (1) Its carboxylic end and shorter length increase the polarity of neurosporaxanthin in comparison to other carotenoids, and (2) it contains an unsubstituted β-ionone ring, conferring the potential to form vitamin A. Previously, neurosporaxanthin production was optimized in Fusarium fujikuroi, which allowed us to characterize its antioxidant properties in in vitro assays. In this study, we assessed the bioavailability of neurosporaxanthin compared to other provitamin A carotenoids in mice and examined whether it can be cleaved by the two carotenoid-cleaving enzymes: β-carotene-oxygenase 1 (BCO1) and 2 (BCO2). Using Bco1

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beta CaroteneDioxygenasesAnimalsBiological AvailabilityCarotenoidsMiceProvitaminsVitamin ABco2 protein, mousebeta CaroteneCarotenoidsDioxygenasesneurosporaxanthinProvitaminsVitamin A

Identifiers

PMID37864015
PMCPMC10589281
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