antheraxanthin/cysts

Epidemiological and clinical studies have revealed that vitamin A and its derivatives (carotenoids and retinoids) can reduce the risk of ovarian tumours and may have a role in the metabolism of patients with ovarian cancer. The aim of the study was identification and quantitative assessment of

We tested the potential of Raman microspectroscopy to determine carotenoid pigments - both primary (lutein, beta-carotene) and secondary (astaxanthin) carotenoids - in the different species and life-cycle stages of snow algae from the order Chlamydomonadales (Chlorophyta). We compared the