Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam

There has been renewed interest of discovering sources of antioxidants that could help in preventing or controlling the occurrence of many chronic illness especially for the ones related to oxidative damages caused by free-radicals. These antioxidants including the yellow-orange-red pigments, collec...

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Main Authors: Othman, Rashidi, Mohd Hassan, Norazian, Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
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Published: 2012
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spelling my.iium.irep.274332021-07-24T15:20:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27433/ Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam Othman, Rashidi Mohd Hassan, Norazian Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra LC Special aspects of education Q Science (General) QD Chemistry QK Botany RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology RS Pharmacy and materia medica S Agriculture (General) SB Plant culture There has been renewed interest of discovering sources of antioxidants that could help in preventing or controlling the occurrence of many chronic illness especially for the ones related to oxidative damages caused by free-radicals. These antioxidants including the yellow-orange-red pigments, collectively known as carotenoids, which some of them play vital role as pro-vitamin A that supples humans' skin and visual health. Carotenoids also act as boosters to our immune system. Interestingly, although they are yellow-to-red in colours, carotenoids are found in greater concentration in dark green leaves. Due to its location in the vicinity of the equator, Malaysia is blessed with wonderful diversity of evergreen plants yet documentation for their carotenoids' accumulation is still lacking. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27433/1/PHARMATECH_2012_ORAL.pdf Othman, Rashidi and Mohd Hassan, Norazian and Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra (2012) Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam. In: PharmaTech 2012 : International Conference and Exhibition on Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical and Cosmeceutical Technology, 20-21 November 2012, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. http://www.pharmatechnol.com
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic LC Special aspects of education
Q Science (General)
QD Chemistry
QK Botany
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
S Agriculture (General)
SB Plant culture
spellingShingle LC Special aspects of education
Q Science (General)
QD Chemistry
QK Botany
RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy and materia medica
S Agriculture (General)
SB Plant culture
Othman, Rashidi
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
description There has been renewed interest of discovering sources of antioxidants that could help in preventing or controlling the occurrence of many chronic illness especially for the ones related to oxidative damages caused by free-radicals. These antioxidants including the yellow-orange-red pigments, collectively known as carotenoids, which some of them play vital role as pro-vitamin A that supples humans' skin and visual health. Carotenoids also act as boosters to our immune system. Interestingly, although they are yellow-to-red in colours, carotenoids are found in greater concentration in dark green leaves. Due to its location in the vicinity of the equator, Malaysia is blessed with wonderful diversity of evergreen plants yet documentation for their carotenoids' accumulation is still lacking.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Othman, Rashidi
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
author_facet Othman, Rashidi
Mohd Hassan, Norazian
Mohd Zaifuddin, Fatimah Azzahra
author_sort Othman, Rashidi
title Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
title_short Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
title_full Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
title_fullStr Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
title_full_unstemmed Carotenoid diversity in 22 species of Malay traditional ulam
title_sort carotenoid diversity in 22 species of malay traditional ulam
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27433/1/PHARMATECH_2012_ORAL.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27433/
http://www.pharmatechnol.com
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