Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0003993 (alpha-Carotene)
Biospecimen
Blood
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
110 +/- 80 uM
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Female
Condition
Normal
Comments
Premenopausal women. From Exposome Explorer.
References
    1. Yong LC, Forman MR, Beecher GR, Graubard BI, Campbell WS, Reichman ME, Taylor PR, Lanza E, Holden JM, Judd JT: Relationship between dietary intake and plasma concentrations of carotenoids in premenopausal women: application of the USDA-NCI carotenoid food-composition database. Am J Clin Nutr. 1994 Aug;60(2):223-30. [PubMed:8030600 ]