The Vitamin A activity of beta-carotene compared to that of retinol is?
Correct Answer: 6-Jan
Description: Beta-Carotene (provitamin A):
This is found in plant foods. lt is cleaved in the intestine to produce two moles of retinal.
ln humans, this conversion is inefficient, hence beta-carotene possesses about one-sixth vitamin A activity compared to that of retinol.
Reference: Satyanarayana- Biochemistry, 3rd edition, pg-119
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