Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the...

is one of the most common carotenoids in nature, and is used in the xanthophyll cycle. Synthesized in plants and some micro-organisms, it is the pigment...

pigments (in order of increasing polarity): Carotene: an orange pigment Xanthophyll: a yellow pigment Phaeophytin a: a gray-brown pigment Phaeophytin b:...

"yellow") is a xanthophyll and one of 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids. Lutein is synthesized only by plants, and like other xanthophylls is found...

or formed as a byproduct of bleaching. While it is a minor product of xanthophyll oxidation, there is no evidence that trace amounts of alloxan formed...

heat through the xanthophyll cycle. Violaxanthin and zeaxanthin are carotenoid molecules within the chloroplasts called xanthophylls. Under normal conditions...

grains to whiten the flour by removing the yellow colour pigment called xanthophyll. It whitens the flour, which is used in the baking industry. Usual flour...

Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll, with formula C42H58O6. It is found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts...

have some vitamin A activity (though less than β-carotene), as does the xanthophyll carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin. All other carotenoids, including lycopene...

identified carotenoids can be further categorized into two classes – xanthophylls (which contain oxygen) and carotenes (which are purely hydrocarbons and...

their derivates) Carotenes: alpha and beta carotene, lycopene, rhodopsin Xanthophylls: canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein Proteinaceous: phytochrome, phycobiliproteins...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

organisms that perform photosynthesis. It is a xanthophyll cycle pigment, an oil-soluble alcohol within the xanthophyll subgroup of carotenoids. Antheraxanthin...

the carotenoids alpha-carotene, β-carotene, gamma-carotene, and the xanthophyll beta-cryptoxanthin (all of which contain β-ionone rings) that function...

provitamin A carotenoids (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene) xanthophyll beta-cryptoxanthin fat 900 μg/700 μg night blindness, hyperkeratosis...

fruit is ripe. When ripe, the flavedo cells contain carotenoids (mostly xanthophyll) inside chromoplasts, which, in a previous developmental stage, contained...

are carotenes. They also produce it from β-cryptoxanthin, a type of xanthophyll. These carotenoids must be obtained from plants or other photosynthetic...

contain fat-soluble carotenoid pigments like orange carotene and yellow xanthophylls which helps in synthesis and storage. Leucoplasts are non-pigmented plastids...

lutein and zeaxanthin, which are yellow or orange carotenoids known as xanthophylls. The different yolk's proteins have distinct roles. Phosvitins are important...

pigments, some of which can be seen here through paper chromatography. Xanthophylls Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Plants and various other groups of photosynthetic...

diagonal. Haidinger's brush is usually attributed to the dichroism of the xanthophyll pigment found in the macula lutea. As described by the Fresnel laws,...

color comes from its content of lutein and zeaxanthin, which are yellow xanthophyll carotenoids, derived from the diet. Zeaxanthin predominates at the macula...

carotenes and xanthophylls. Algae also use chlorophyll, but various other pigments are present, such as phycocyanin, carotenes, and xanthophylls in green algae...

the hen. If the diet contains yellow or orange plant pigments known as xanthophylls, then they are deposited in the yolk, coloring it. Lutein is the most...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

proposed defining true plants as those with chlorophyll a and b, carotene, xanthophyll and production of starch. He also was the first to recognize that the...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...

can be found primarily in the leaves, where different forms of lutein, xanthophyll and carotene are present (Table 2). Some carotenes are precursors of...

Chromoplasts synthesize and store pigments such as orange carotene, yellow xanthophylls, and various other red pigments. As such, their color varies depending...