- Metabolite
- HMDB0003993 (alpha-Carotene)
- Biospecimen
- Blood
- Status
- Detected and Quantified
- Data source
- Referenced
- Concentration
- 0.06 uM
- Age
- Adult (>18 years old)
- Sex
- Both
- Condition
- Normal
Comments
African Americans. From Exposome Explorer.
References
- Arab L, Cambou MC, Craft N, Wesseling-Perry K, Jardack P, Ang A: Racial differences in correlations between reported dietary intakes of carotenoids and their concentration biomarkers. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 May;93(5):1102-8. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.110.010322. Epub 2011 Mar 9. [PubMed:21389177 ]