Introduction – Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a widespread health problem in Eastern Africa where banana is a staple food crop. Research has shown that certain banana cultivars grown outside Eastern Africa are rich in provitamin A carotenoids (pVACs) and could thus be utilized in addressing VAD in...
Ekesa, B.
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Nabuuma, D.
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Kennedy, G.
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Bergh, I. van den
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[Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo]
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Sensory evaluation of provitamin A carotenoid-rich banana cultivars on trial for potential adoption in Burundi and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Prías, Mónica
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López, Danilo
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Ortiz, Darwin
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Toro Perea, Nelson
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Molecular analysis of the expression of a crtB transgene and the endogenous psy2-y1 and psy2-y2 genes of cassava and their effect on root carotenoid content]
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Molecular analysis of the expression of a crtB transgene and the endogenous psy2-y1 and psy2-y2 genes of cassava and their effect on root carotenoid content
Salcedo, A
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Mancilla, LI
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Cortés Bermúdez, D.F.
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Beeching, JR
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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Tohme, Joseph M.
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[Cloning carotene synthesis genes from cassava roots]
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Cloning carotene synthesis genes from cassava roots
Carotenoid content in cassava roots has been increased through biofortification programs as a strategy to combat vitamin A deficiency. However, incorporation of biofortified cassava into both traditional and industrial food processing has yet to be fully assessed. The objective of this study was ...
Aragón Gallego, Ingrid J.
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Dufour, D.L.
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Escobar Salamanca, Andrés F.
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Calle, Fernando
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Ferruzzi, Mario G.
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[Impact of processing on the stability and bioaccessibility of Pro-Vitamin A Carotenoids in biofortified cassava roots (Manihot esculanta, Crantz)]
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Impact of processing on the stability and bioaccessibility of Pro-Vitamin A Carotenoids in biofortified cassava roots (Manihot esculanta, Crantz)
Ortiz, D.A.
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Pico, S
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Pachón, Helena
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Chitchumroonchokchai, C
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Failla, ML
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[Evaluación de la bioaccesibilidad de carotenoides en extractos foliares de fríjol, yuca, batata y alfalfa]
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Evaluación de la bioaccesibilidad de carotenoides en extractos foliares de fríjol, yuca, batata y alfalfa
The B-carotene content of five cassava varieties and products as well as B-carotene bioavailability in cassava grit from TMS 01/1371 were undertaken using 240 one-day old Arbor acre broiler strain randomly divided into eight groups of 30 birds each. Each group comprised a triplicate of 10 birds e...
Among the groups of naturally occurring pigments, carotenoids serve numerous purposes in plants, including antioxidant activity and protection of the photosynthetic apparatus from the excess of light. Alongside with essential mineral elements, these pigments are well known to have high impact on ...
García Oliveira, A.L.
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Machado, N.
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Barros, A.
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Carnide, V.
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Lima-Brito, J.
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[Genotypic variation for carotenoids content and chemometric model development for seed quality parameters in wheat]
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Genotypic variation for carotenoids content and chemometric model development for seed quality parameters in wheat
Twenty-two genotypes of deep yellow fleshed D. dumetorum were analysed for carotenoids using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and for similarities in their provitamin A characteristics using Cluster Analysis (CA). The contribution of each carotenoid to provitamin A content was invest...
Alamu, E.O.
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Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Ferede-Menkir, R.
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Popoola, I.
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Asiedu, Robert
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Gondwe, T.N.P.
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[Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties]
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Characterization and classification of the provitamin A carotenoids of deep yellow-fleshed bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) varieties
Background: Biofortification of staple crops is a cost effective and sustainable approach that can help combatvitamin A and other micronutrient deficiencies in developing countries. PCR -based DNA markers distinguishingalleles of three key genes of maize endosperm carotenoid biosynthesis (PSY1, l...
Azmach, G.
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Gedil, M.
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Menkir, A.
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Spillane, Charles
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[Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines]
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Markertrait association analysis of functional gene markers for provitamin A levels across diverse tropical yellow maize inbred lines
Cassava is currently the third most important source of calories in the tropics and consumed as a staple food. Several cassava varieties have yellow flesh color, and contain moderate amounts of carotenoid or beta-carotene which is a precursor of vitamin A. Consumption of carotene rich foods is th...
Gedil, M.
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Enok, L.
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[Development of molecular marker for pro-vitamin A carotenoids in cassava]
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Development of molecular marker for pro-vitamin A carotenoids in cassava