AGFD 66 |
| Epidemiological studies support an association between consumption of carotenoid-rich foods and decreased risk of diseases such as various cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Most carotenoids lack appreciable solubility in water, limiting the exploration of their therapeutic potential. Previously, we have shown that the aqueous dispersibility of the xanthophyll carotenoids astaxanthin and lutein can be increased through derivatization. In the current study the total synthesis and characterization of the rare C40 lycopene xanthophyll lycoxanthin will be described. The preparation and characterization of a number of derivatives which exhibit increased water dispersibility over the parent lycoxanthin will also be discussed.
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1:00 PM-3:00 PM, Monday, 11 September 2006 Moscone Center -- Hall D, Poster
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