玉米黄质是一种在体内具有重要生物学功能的食品来源色素,它在预防老年性黄斑变性(AMD)中发挥了重要的作用。综述了玉米黄质作为类胡萝卜素所具有的重要生物功能,体内玉米黄质的生物合成途径以及分离提取玉米黄质的进展。%Zeaxanthin is one such natural pigment emphasized for its critical role in the prevention of age-re-lated macular degeneration(AMD), the leading cause of blindness. This paper highlights zeaxanthin as a carotenoid pigment with promising nutraceutical implications,and enumerates the important plant and microbial sources for its production,the absorptive pathway of zeaxanthin in human system and the progress of the separa-tion and extraction of zeaxanthin.
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