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Recent Advances on Research of Carotenoid Metabolism and Functions

  • JIN Qing ,
  • BI Yulin ,
  • LIU Xiaomu ,
  • WAN Fachun
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  • 1. Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ji'nan 250100, China;
    2. Shandong Key Laboratory of Animal Disease Control and Breeding, Ji'nan 250100, China;
    3. College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China

Received date: 2014-06-18

  Online published: 2014-12-05

Abstract

Carotenoids, as provitamin A, are not only main source of vitamin A for animals, but also perform important functions in disease prevention, immunity enhancement, normal growth and reproduction maintenance in animals and coloring. And with the development of research to the depth, the functions of carotenoids in human health and animal growth have been increasingly attached, but the mechanisms of absorption, transportation, metabolism were not known exactly. This review summarized the basic characteristics, absorption and transportation of carotenoids, and put emphasis on the recent advances of carotenoids metabolism mechanisms and biological activity functions research, which provided a theoretical basis for further study on research of carotenoids metabolism mechanisms and functions, and excavation of new functions.

Cite this article

JIN Qing , BI Yulin , LIU Xiaomu , WAN Fachun . Recent Advances on Research of Carotenoid Metabolism and Functions[J]. Chinese Journal of Animal Nutrition, 2014 , 26(12) : 3561 -3571 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-267x.2014.12.003

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