Likopene, also known as ψ-carotene, belongs to isoprene compounds and is a kind of carotenoid. Since it was first isolated from tomato, it is called "likopene". Its antioxidant capacity is 3.2 times that of carotene and 100 times that of vitamin E. The human body cannot manufacture it, so it needs to be taken from the diet. Eating a raw tomato can only absorb 0.05 mg of it ;this is equivalent to eating 15 raw tomatoes.
For a long time, it has not attracted much attention as a common plant pigment. Therefore, there is very little research on this. However, recent studies have found that singlet oxygen and oxygen free radicals in the human body are the main culprits against the body's immune system. that is far more effective in scavenging free radicals than other carotenoids and vitamin E, and its rate constant for quenching singlet oxygen is 100 times that of vitamin E. It can effectively prevent various diseases caused by aging and weakened immunity. Therefore, it has attracted the attention of experts from all over the world.
Minħabba l-funzjonijiet fiżjoloġiċi superjuri tiegħu, huwa ta 'sinifikat kbir għall-prevenzjoni ta' mard kardjovaskulari, arterjosklerożi u mard ieħor tal-adulti, ittejjeb is-sistema immuni tal-bniedem u jdewwem it-tixjiħ, għalhekk huwa pigment naturali funzjonali ġdid promettenti.
Min-naħa waħda, huwa minħabba l-effett antiossidant tiegħu; min-naħa l-oħra, li jista 'jimblokka l-proċess ta' mutazzjoni tal-ġeni taċ-ċelluli tat-tessut taħt l-azzjoni ta 'mutaġeni esterni, li huwa wieħed mill-mekkaniżmi importanti ta' tumorigenesis.
L-esperimenti sabu li jista 'jaffettwa l-fażi S taċ-ċelloli tal-kanċer tas-sider, tal-pulmun u tal-utru; taffettwa t-tkabbir taċ-ċelluli billi jinibixxi l-istadju ta 'transizzjoni Gl għal S taċ-ċiklu taċ-ċelluli; jista 'jinibixxi l-ossidazzjoni tal-kolesterol LDL. Jista 'jinibixxi b'mod effettiv il-produzzjoni ta' karċinoġeni u jinduċi tumuri bil-formazzjoni ta 'amini eteroċikliċi prodotti fir-reazzjoni ta' kannella ta 'laħam u ħut grilled. Studji wrew lilikopenegħandu ċertu effett inibitorju fuq il-kanċer tas-sistema diġestiva, kanċer ċervikali, kanċer tas-sider, kanċer tal-ġilda, kanċer tal-bużżieqa, eċċ.
