Recent interest in carotenoids
has focused on the role of lycopene in human health. Unlike some other carotenoids, lycopene does not have pro-vitamin A properties.
Because of
the unsaturated nature of lycopene it is considered to be a potent antioxidant and a singlet oxygen quencher.
This article will review carotenoids
in general and lycopene in particular for their role in human health.
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