Beta-Carotene
Catalog No: CFN98117
Beta Carotene is an organic compound and classified as a terpenoid. It is a precursor (inactive form) of vitamin A. Beta-Carotene has antioxidant activity, anti-cancer, and antiapoptotic activities, it has protective effects against gamma-radiation-induced in vivo chromosomal damage. Dietary supplementation of carotenoids may act as moderate hypocholesterolemic agents, secondary to their inhibitory effect on macrophage 3-hydroxy-3-methyl glutaryl coenzyme A (HMGCoA) reductase, the rate limiting enzyme in cholesterol synthesis.