Science News Online (7/17/99): References for "The color of vitamin A"

The Weekly Newsmagazine of Science

Volume 156, Number 3 (July 17, 1999)

References & Sources

The color of vitamin A

A single-gene mutation that turned cauliflower orange may hold the key to enriching other plant foods with beta-carotene, a potent antioxidant.

Further Readings:

Adler, T. 1995. Power foods. Science News 147(April 22):248.

______. 1994. Beta-carotene may lower vitamin E stores. Science News 145(May 14):310.

Fackelmann, K.A. 1994. Nutrients may prevent blinding disease. Science News 146(Nov. 12):310.

______. 1994. Veggies may cut nonsmoker lung cancer risk. Science News 145(Jan. 8):23.

______. 1993. Vitamin pills reduce cancer risk in China. Science News 144(Sept. 18):183.

Raloff, J. 1996. How antioxidants may fight cancer. Science News 149(March 23):182.

Seachrist, L. 1996. Beta carotene proves 'no magic bullet.' Science News 149(Jan. 27):55.

Wu, C. 1997. How antioxidants defend cells. Science News 151(Feb. 15):111.

Sources:

David F. Garvin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
U.S. Plant, Soil, and Nutrition Laboratory
Tower Road
Ithaca, NY 14853