Carotenoids in the leukocytes of carotenemic and non-carotenemic individuals.
Leukocytes and leukocyte membranes isolated from the blood of carotenemic (serum carotene, 4.0 mg/liter) and non-carotenemic individuals were found to contain small amounts of carotenoid pigments. The principal pigment isolated from the leukocyte membranes of carotenemic individuals was beta-carotene. Traces of beta-carotene and other carotenoids were found in the leukocytes and leukocyte membranes of the non-carotenemic individuals.
D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D008027:Light; D013053:Spectrophotometry
D002338:Carotenoids