Lycopene

Products Lycopene is not approved as a drug in many countries, but is marketed as a dietary supplement and food coloring (e.g., Alpinamed). In the English-speaking world, it is referred to as. Structure and properties Lycopene (C40H56, Mr = 536.9 g/mol) is a naturally occurring hydrophobic carotenoid found in tomatoes that gives them their red … Lycopene

Multivitamin Supplements

Products Multivitamin preparations are commercially available in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, chewable tablets and juice, among others. Among the best-known brands in many countries are, for example, Burgerstein CELA, Centrum and Supradyn. Some products are approved as medicines and others as dietary supplements. Supradyn (Bayer) was originally manufactured by Roche and has been … Multivitamin Supplements

Eggs

Products Chicken eggs are available for direct sale in grocery stores and farms, among other places. Structure and properties A chicken egg consists of the white to brown and porous egg shell (made of lime and proteins), the egg white and the egg yolk (yolk), which is yellow in color due to the carotenoids it … Eggs

Dietary Supplements

Products Dietary supplements are commercially available in dosed form, for example, as tablets, capsules, liquids and as powders, and are labeled accordingly on the packaging. They are sold not only in pharmacies and drugstores, but also without advice in supermarkets or online stores. Definition Dietary supplements are regulated by law in many countries by the … Dietary Supplements

Best Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Best’s disease is a genetically inherited, chronic eye disease that causes the death of cells in the retina of both eyes. Typically, Best disease manifests in adolescence. What is Best disease? The eye disease is named after the Dresden ophthalmologist Dr. med. Friedrich Best, who first described the clinical picture named after him in 1905. … Best Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Cataract Causes and Treatment

Symptoms Cataract manifests itself in painless visual disturbances such as blurred vision, sensitivity to light, glare, reduced vision, disturbances in color vision, seeing a veil of light, and double vision in one eye. It is the most common cause of blindness worldwide. The disease is usually characterized by a slow progression over several years. An … Cataract Causes and Treatment

Lutein: Function & Diseases

Lutein belongs to the carotenoid group of substances and is known as the eye vitamin. It is produced exclusively in plants, where it functions as an important ingredient of chloroplasts. In the plant organism, it serves as an energy-collecting molecule to effectively utilize solar energy in photosynthesis. What is lutein? Lutein is a carotenoid and, … Lutein: Function & Diseases