CAJ | 학술논문

类胡萝卜素是维生素A的前体，不仅是动物体内维生素A的最主要来源，还在预防疾病、提高机体免疫力、维持动物正常生长与繁殖以及着色等方面发挥着重要的作用。随着研究的深入，类胡萝卜素在人类健康及动物生产中的作用日益受到重视，但其吸收、转运及代谢机制尚不完全明确。本文在论述类胡萝卜素的基本特征、吸收和转运的基础上，重点综述了类胡萝卜素的代谢机制以及生物活性功能方面的研究进展，为进一步研究类胡萝卜素的代谢机制、功能以及发掘新功能提供理论依据。
류호라복소시유생소A적전체，불부시동물체내유생소A적최주요래원，환재예방질병、제고궤체면역력、유지동물정상생장여번식이급착색등방면발휘착중요적작용。수착연구적심입，류호라복소재인류건강급동물생산중적작용일익수도중시，단기흡수、전운급대사궤제상불완전명학。본문재논술류호라복소적기본특정、흡수화전운적기출상，중점종술료류호라복소적대사궤제이급생물활성공능방면적연구진전，위진일보연구류호라복소적대사궤제、공능이급발굴신공능제공이론의거。
Carotenoids, as provitamin A, are not only main source of vitamin A for animals, but also perform important functions in disease prevention, immunity enhancement, normal growth and reproduction mainte-nance in animals and coloring. And with the development of research to the depth, the functions of carotenoids in human health and animal growth have been increasingly attached, but the mechanisms of absorption, trans-portation, metabolism were not known exactly. This review summarized the basic characteristics, absorption and transportation of carotenoids, and put emphasis on the recent advances of carotenoids metabolism mecha-nisms and biological activity functions research, which provided a theoretical basis for further study on research of carotenoids metabolism mechanisms and functions, and excavation of new functions.