Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000561 (beta-Carotene)
Biospecimen
Blood
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
0.943 uM
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Female
Condition
Normal
Comments
Women with past breast cancer with five fruits and vegetable servings a day. From Exposome Explorer.
References
    1. McEligot AJ, Rock CL, Flatt SW, Newman V, Faerber S, Pierce JP: Plasma carotenoids are biomarkers of long-term high vegetable intake in women with breast cancer. J Nutr. 1999 Dec;129(12):2258-63. [PubMed:10573560 ]