Bioactivity of water-soluble forms of vitamin A

Barua, Arun B.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01DK039733-12
• Application #: 6517146
• Study Section: Metabolic Pathology Study Section (MEP)
• Program Officer: May, Michael K
• Project Start: 1988-03-01
• Project End: 2004-09-30
• Budget Start: 2002-04-01
• Budget End: 2004-09-30
• Support Year: 12
• Fiscal Year: 2002
• Total Cost: $140,415

Institution

• Name: Iowa State University
• Department: Biochemistry
• Type: Schools of Arts and Sciences
• City: Ames
• State: IA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 50011

Publications

Barua, Arun B; Sidell, Neil (2004) Retinoyl beta-glucuronide: a biologically active interesting retinoid. J Nutr 134:286S-289S

Barua, Arun B (2003) Absorption and conversion of a single oral dose of beta-carotene in corn oil to vitamin A in Sprague-Dawley rats with low reserve of vitamin A. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 73:267-73

Sidell, N; Pasquali, M; Malkapuram, S et al. (2003) In vitro and in vivo effects of easily administered, low-toxic retinoid and phenylacetate compounds on human neuroblastoma cells. Br J Cancer 89:412-9

Goswami, Bhabesh C; Ivanoff, Kristi D; Barua, Arun B (2003) Absorption and conversion of 11,12-(3)H-beta-carotene to vitamin A in Sprague-Dawley rats of different vitamin A status. J Nutr 133:148-53

Barua, Arun B (2003) A simple rapid method of sample preparation for LC analysis of retinoyl beta-glucuronide and retinoic acid in water-based creams. J Pharm Biomed Anal 32:563-7

Goswami, Bhabesh C; Reida, Abigail K; Ivanoff, Kristi D et al. (2003) Intestinal absorption and metabolism of retinoyl beta-glucuronide in humans, and of 15-[14C]-retinoyl beta-glucuronide in rats of different vitamin A status. J Nutr Biochem 14:703-9

Romans, David A; Barua, Arun B; Olson, James Allen (2003) Pharmacokinetics of all-trans retinoyl beta-glucuronide in rats following intraperitoneal and oral administration. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 73:251-7

Ueltschy, Amanda; Gunning, Desiree B; Barua, Arun B et al. (2002) Effects of subcutaneously injected graded doses of all-trans retinoic acid and all-trans retinoyl beta-glucuronide on the outcome of pregnancy in Sprague-Dawley rats. Int J Vitam Nutr Res 72:229-35

Gunning, Desiree B; Barua, Arun B; Myers, Ronald K et al. (2002) Comparative histologic effects of daily topical application of creams containing all-trans-retinoic acid or all-trans-retinoyl beta-glucuronide on pig skin. Skin Pharmacol Appl Skin Physiol 15:205-12

Barua, A B (2001) Improved normal-phase and reversed-phase gradient high-performance liquid chromatography procedures for the analysis of retinoids and carotenoids in human serum, plant and animal tissues. J Chromatogr A 936:71-82