provitamin
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A provitamin is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin. The term previtamin is occasionally used as a synonym, though it has its own distinct usage for Vitamin D.
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14,055 papers- Engineering the provitamin A (beta-carotene) biosynthetic pathway into (carotenoid-free) rice endosperm.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2000
- Provitamin A biofortification of crop plants: a gold rush with many miners.Current opinion in biotechnology · 2017
- Provitamin A metabolism and functions in mammalian biology.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2012
- Provitamin A function of carotenoids: the conversion of beta-carotene into vitamin A.The Journal of nutrition · 1989
- Dietary provitamin A and non-provitamin A carotenoid in relation to cognitive function among middle-aged and older adults.Nutrition journal · 2025
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A provitamin is a substance that may be converted within the body to a vitamin. The term previtamin is occasionally used as a synonym, though it has its own distinct usage for Vitamin D.
The term "provitamin" is used when it is desirable to label a substance with little or no vitamin activity, but which can be converted to an active form by normal metabolic processes.
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