TY - JOUR
T1 - Carotenoides en Tagetes erecta L. la modificación genética como alternativa
AU - Del Villar-Martínez, Alma Angélica
AU - Serrato-Cruz, Miguel Ángel
AU - Solano-Navarro, Araceli
AU - Arenas-Ocampo, Martha Lucía
AU - Quintero-Gutiérrez, Adrián Guillermo
AU - Sánchez-Millán, José Luis
AU - Evangelista-Lozano, Silvia
AU - Jiménez-Aparicio, Antonio
AU - García-Jiménez, Federico Alfredo
AU - Vanegas-Espinoza, Pablo Emilio
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is a plant native to México. Its flowers accumulate carotenoids, mostly as lutein. Flower pigments are used as food additives for poultry, fish and crustaceous feed, in order to enhance the visual attractiveness of such products for human consumption. Different studies on carotenoids and their effects on the prevention of certain ocular diseases associated with aging, such as cataracts and macular degenerative diseases, have produced interesting conclusions. These advances have promoted important advances in other areas of knowledge related to these compounds; for example, the improvement of carotenoids to be used in common products in the food industry through genetic engineering techniques.
AB - Marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) is a plant native to México. Its flowers accumulate carotenoids, mostly as lutein. Flower pigments are used as food additives for poultry, fish and crustaceous feed, in order to enhance the visual attractiveness of such products for human consumption. Different studies on carotenoids and their effects on the prevention of certain ocular diseases associated with aging, such as cataracts and macular degenerative diseases, have produced interesting conclusions. These advances have promoted important advances in other areas of knowledge related to these compounds; for example, the improvement of carotenoids to be used in common products in the food industry through genetic engineering techniques.
KW - Carotenoids
KW - Genetic engineering
KW - Lutein
KW - Marigold
KW - Tagetes erecta
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M3 - Artículo de revisión
SN - 0187-7380
VL - 30
SP - 109
EP - 118
JO - Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana
JF - Revista Fitotecnia Mexicana
IS - 2
ER -