TY - GEN AU - Rodriguez-Concepcion, Manuel AU - Avalos, Javier AU - Bonet, M Luisa AU - Boronat, Albert AU - Gomez-Gomez, Lourdes AU - Hornero-Mendez, Damaso AU - Limon, M Carmen AU - Melendez-Martinez, Antonio J AU - Olmedilla-Alonso, Begona AU - Palou, Andreu AU - Ribot, Joan AU - Rodrigo, Maria J AU - Zacarias, Lorenzo AU - Zhu, Changfu PY - 2018 DO - 10.1016/j.plipres.2018.04.004 SN - 0163-7827 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/22644 AB - Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms and some non photosynthetic prokaryotes and fungi. With some notable exceptions, animals (including humans) do not produce carotenoids de novo but take them in... LA - eng PB - Elsevier KW - Biotechnology KW - Carotenoid KW - Health KW - Metabolism KW - Nutrition KW - Pigment KW - Health KW - Carotenoids KW - Animals KW - Biotechnology KW - Humans KW - Nutritional Sciences KW - Crops, Agricultural TI - A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health TY - review article ER -