Lycopene

vitamin · reproductive · integumentary · Oral

Lycopene, a vitamin. Acyclic carotenoid — primary red pigment of tomatoes; absorption increases with cooking + fat. Strong singlet-oxygen… Oral half-life 36 h.

Acyclic carotenoid — primary red pigment of tomatoes; absorption increases with cooking + fat. Strong singlet-oxygen quencher. Epidemiologic association with reduced prostate cancer; randomized trial evidence modest.

Pharmacokinetics

• Oral — t½ 36 h · F 25% · ka 0.1 h⁻¹ · Vd 60 L

Sources: PMID:15159319