title: Mechanism of carotenoid cleavage to retinoids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: N I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Krinsky
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001711:Biotransformation; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005289:Ferrets; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012176:Retinoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012176:Retinoids; D002338:Carotenoids