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Askew, Eldon W.; Bernstein, Paul S. | Serum and macular responses to antioxidant supplementation verus a carotenoid-rich dietary intervention in the elderly. | The aim of this study was to observe responses of serum antioxidants, oxidative stress biomarkers, and macular carotenoid pigments to antioxidant supplements or dietary intervention in a single-masked, randomized, pilot clinical study of elderly subjects receiving antioxidant supplements or a dietar... | Macula; Serum Carotenoids; Zeaxanthin | 2006-02-01 |
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Frederick, Jeanne M.; Thulin, Craig; Bernstein, Paul S. | Identification and characterization of a Pi isoform of glutathione S-transferase (GSTP1) as a zeaxanthin-binding protein in the macula of the human eye | Uptake, metabolism, and stabilization of xanthophyll carotenoids in the retina are thought to be mediated by specific xanthophyll-binding proteins (XBPs). A membrane-associated XBP was purified from human macula using ion-exchange chromatography followed by gel-exclusion chromatography. Two-dimensio... | Circular Dichroism; Isoelectric Focusing; Macula Lutea; Xanthophylls | 2004 |