The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 12, Issue 11 , Pages 640-647 , November 2001

β-Carotene 15,15′-Dioxygenase activity in human tissues and cells: evidence of an iron dependency

This work was presented in part at the Annual Meeting of Experimental Biology’ 99 FASEB, Washington DC, MD, April 1999.

  • Alexandrine During

      Affiliations

    • USDA-ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Phytonutrients Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705 USA
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  • Michelle K Smith

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA
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  • James B Piper

      Affiliations

    • USDA-ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Phytonutrients Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705 USA
    • Department of Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, New York 10595, USA
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  • J.Cecil Smith

      Affiliations

    • USDA-ARS, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, Phytonutrients Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705 USA

Received 14 March 2001 ,Revised 22 June 2001 ,Accepted 20 July 2001.

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The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 12, Issue 11 , Pages 640-647 , November 2001

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