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“The study also recorded that six carotenoids considerably inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide ( NO ) production, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and lipid peroxidation in PBMCs.”
“Highest NO inhibitory effect was detected in the chloroform fraction, and the active compound was identified as fucoxanthin, a kind of carotenoid available in brown algae evidenced high correlation with the inhibitory effect of NO production (r(2)=0.9511).”
“The reaction between carotenoids and nitric oxide led to the decreasing absorption between 400 and 540 nm and the concomitant appearance of the new absorption peaks between 330 and 395 nm.”
“ Carotenoid , tocopherol, flavonoid and ascorbate biosynthesis were differentially affected by NO , resulting in overaccumulation of ascorbate (25%) and flavonoids (60%) and impaired lycopene production.”