Identification of lutein, a dietary antioxidant carotenoid in guinea pig tissues.
Lutein, a dietary carotenoid, is a well known antioxidant. The major source of this carotenoid in humans is diet. We report here the presence of lutein, a dietary carotenoid in several guinea pig tissues (in decreasing order: liver>spleen>lung>>testis>kidney>plasma>eye but not in white adipose tissue). The presence of lutein in lung and other tissues may be significant in term of its antioxidant capacity of these organs.
Schäffer
Michael W
MW
Department of Cancer Biology, Meharry Medical College, 1005 David Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
Sinha Roy
Somdutta
S
Mukherjee
Shyamali
S
Das
Salil K
SK
D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004032:Diet; D005502:Food; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D014975:Lutein / Q000032:analysis*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
D000975:Antioxidants; D014975:Lutein