beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase
"beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A monooxygenase that catalyzes the conversion of BETA-CAROTENE into two molecules of RETINAL. It was formerly characterized as EC 1.13.11.21 and EC 1.18.3.1.
MeSH Number(s)
D08.811.682.690.708.392.312
Concept/Terms
beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase- beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase
- 15,15'-Monooxygenase, beta-Carotene
- beta Carotene 15,15' Monooxygenase
- beta, beta-Carotene-15,15'-Monooxygenase
- beta-Carotene Cleaving Enzyme
- Cleaving Enzyme, beta-Carotene
- beta Carotene Cleaving Enzyme
- Carotene Dioxygenase
- Dioxygenase, Carotene
- beta, beta-Carotene-15,15'-Dioxygenase
- beta-Carotene 15,15'-Dioxygenase
- 15,15'-Dioxygenase, beta-Carotene
- beta Carotene 15,15' Dioxygenase
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "beta-Carotene 15,15'-Monooxygenase" by people in Profiles.
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ß-Apo-10'-carotenoids Modulate Placental Microsomal Triglyceride Transfer Protein Expression and Function to Optimize Transport of Intact ß-Carotene to the Embryo. J Biol Chem. 2016 08 26; 291(35):18525-35.
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Tissue- and sex-specific effects of ß-carotene 15,15' oxygenase (BCO1) on retinoid and lipid metabolism in adult and developing mice. Arch Biochem Biophys. 2015 Apr 15; 572:11-18.
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Plasma carotenoid- and retinol-weighted multi-SNP scores and risk of breast cancer in the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 May; 22(5):927-36.
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ß-Carotene 15,15'-monooxygenase 1 single nucleotide polymorphisms in relation to plasma carotenoid and retinol concentrations in women of European descent. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec; 96(6):1379-89.