plant Bixa Orellana (from tropical America)‚ and it is the second pigment used in the world‚ for example in cosmetic‚ food‚ and pharmaceutical industries. The authors presumed that engineering genes in sink organs of plants presenting high amounts of lycopene could be an alternative to the natural occurring Bixin‚ which would be advantageous in the market. Bixin is an ester largely used as a color additive since long time ago. The plant Bixa Orellana produces the compound‚ but due to the high value
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your favorite. 1. Tomatoes block chemicals that damage cells. These fruits (yes‚ fruits!) contain an extremely high amount of lycopene. Lycopene is a natural chemical found in plants. This chemical is a powerful antioxidant known for its potential to decrease prostate‚ lung and stomach cancer risks. According to the American Association for Cancer Research‚ lycopene helps to fight cell damage that could possibly lead to prostate cancer. 2. Soy has good cancer-fighting hormones. Soybean products
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Exp.11) Identification of unknown ketones. Introduction: Given five samples of a known ketone derivative‚ the purpose of this experiment is to identify which unknown ketone derivative corresponds to the five known samples. In other words‚ using specific methods of compound detection‚ it is possible to match an unknown compound with a known compound because similar compounds will display similar characteristics. In this experiment‚ identification of the unknown ketone is accomplished through thin
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Practice essay on Aging with Grace In 1901‚ Dr. Alois Alzheimer began observing a patient named Auguste D. Auguste began behaving more and more bizarrely after developing an intense suspicion about her husband. She would hide objects‚ become lost in her own home‚ start screaming loud insisting that people were out to murder her. Dr. Alzheimer found Auguste confused lines when she read‚ repeated single style labels many times when she wrote and used odd phrases when she spoke. When Auguste died in
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Skin cancer is the most occurring forms of cancer worldwide‚ and roughly one in every five people in America will develop a form of skin cancer in a course of their lifetime. (Tarver‚ 2012) Exposure to UV radiation is the leading cause of most skin cancers as it induces DNA damage in skin cells. The effects of UV radiation can be classified based on the amount of exposure as acute or chronic. Acute side effects include sunburns and chronic effects can be mutagenic and also increase aging in humans
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The Plant Cell‚ Vol. 17‚ 1829–1838‚ June 2005‚ www.plantcell.org ª 2005 American Society of Plant Biologists Dual Role for Tomato Heat Shock Protein 21: Protecting Photosystem II from Oxidative Stress and Promoting Color Changes during Fruit Maturation Inbal Neta-Sharir‚a Tal Isaacson‚b Susan Lurie‚c and David Weissa‚1 a Robert H. Smith Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture‚ Faculty of Agricultural‚ Food‚ and Environmental Quality Sciences‚ Hebrew University of Jerusalem‚ Rehovot
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According to experts‚ two slices of this fruit supplement to perfection a glass of water‚ adding the pleasure of sweetness and freshness. This is a food rich in vitamin A as carotene‚ like other fruits of the family of curcubits‚ lycopene being the most important. Lycopene gives red or pink tone to watermelon (the same as dyed red tomatoes) and contains properties that benefit the body in preventing certain cancer Watermelon also provides vitamin C‚ although in lesser amounts helping the formation
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“nutraceutical” was coined by founder and chairman‚ Dr. Stephen L. DeFelice of the Foundation of Innovation Medicine (FIM)‚ Crawford‚ New Jersey and this term indicates food extracts like various forms of vitamins‚ herbs‚ food components like curcumin‚ lycopene‚ beta-carotene and resveratrol etc. We all know vitamins are a household word and famous for their nutritional and antioxidative properties. Since 1747‚ the importance of vitamins had come into existence. During that time vitamin C was found to
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intestinal pathogens. Functional Food constituents provide treatment of diseases‚ as well as nutritional values. Functional foods include food additives‚ vitamins‚ mineral supplements‚ herbs‚ phytochemicals and Probiotics. Tomato‚ for example‚ contains Lycopene which is Anti-prostate cancer and Anti-oxidant. Similarly‚ onion contains Quercetin which reduces heart diseases; Yoghurt contains Lactobacillus sp. which is Probiotics; Spinach contains Flavonoids which is Active against age related macular degeneration
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Lycopene has been proven to be a good antioxidant‚ and is good for prostate cancer prevention. A simple snack of crackers spread with tomato paste with cheese on top is not only an appetizing but also a good source of lycopene. When choosing canned or bottled tomato products‚ buy the ones with the least sodium content to protect yourself from heart and kidney disease. Preferably‚ lycopene should not be taken as a supplement‚ but should be sourced
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