Leela Srinivas ¹, Mukunda Chethankumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Adichunchanagiri Biotechnology and Cancer Research Institute, B.G. Nagara - 571 448, Mandya District, Karnataka State, IN

Abstract

Vitamin A is an essential vitamin for growth, vision, and reproductive health, cellular differentiation and hence is an important vitamin. George Wald won the 1967 Nobel Prize in physiology or Medicine for his work with retina pigments (also called visual pigments), which led to the understanding of the role of vitamin A in vision. Preformed vitamin A, is the result of enzymic action on certain precursor compounds within the bodies of most vertebrate animals. These precursors of vitamin A comprise of quite a small proportion of a large group of compounds known as carotenoids.

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Leela Srinivas ¹, Mukunda Chethankumar ¹

Affiliations
1 Adichunchanagiri Biotechnology and Cancer Research Institute, Balagangadharanatha Nagar a -571 448, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an Indian spice, which has conquered the ethnic borders of South-East Asia as a culinary delight, which imparts a pleasant yellow colour always associated with Indian curry and imparts a pleasant smell to the recipe. Turmeric has been used through ages as part of our food as a preservative, as an additive and flavoring and coloring spice. It is found to have extensive use in auspicious ritual as a horbinger of glad tidings that mere touching and smearing of turmeric powder brings health benefits. That is why offering turmeric has been a widely used practice in India.

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