Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the...
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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...
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pigments (in order of increasing polarity): Carotene: an orange pigment Xanthophyll: a yellow pigment Phaeophytin a: a gray-brown pigment Phaeophytin b:...
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"yellow") is a xanthophyll and one of 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids. Lutein is synthesized only by plants, and like other xanthophylls is found...
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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...
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Xerophyte (section Xanthophyll cycle)
heat through the xanthophyll cycle. Violaxanthin and zeaxanthin are carotenoid molecules within the chloroplasts called xanthophylls. Under normal conditions...
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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...
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Fucoxanthin is a xanthophyll, with formula C42H58O6. It is found as an accessory pigment in the chloroplasts of brown algae and most other heterokonts...
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have some vitamin A activity (though less than β-carotene), as does the xanthophyll carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin. All other carotenoids, including lycopene...
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identified carotenoids can be further categorized into two classes – xanthophylls (which contain oxygen) and carotenes (which are purely hydrocarbons and...
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their derivates) Carotenes: alpha and beta carotene, lycopene, rhodopsin Xanthophylls: canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin, lutein Proteinaceous: phytochrome, phycobiliproteins...
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Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...
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Antheraxanthin (section In the xanthophyll cycle)
organisms that perform photosynthesis. It is a xanthophyll cycle pigment, an oil-soluble alcohol within the xanthophyll subgroup of carotenoids. Antheraxanthin...
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the carotenoids alpha-carotene, β-carotene, gamma-carotene, and the xanthophyll beta-cryptoxanthin (all of which contain β-ionone rings) that function...
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provitamin A carotenoids (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, gamma-carotene) xanthophyll beta-cryptoxanthin fat 900 μg/700 μg night blindness, hyperkeratosis...
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fruit is ripe. When ripe, the flavedo cells contain carotenoids (mostly xanthophyll) inside chromoplasts, which, in a previous developmental stage, contained...
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are carotenes. They also produce it from β-cryptoxanthin, a type of xanthophyll. These carotenoids must be obtained from plants or other photosynthetic...
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contain fat-soluble carotenoid pigments like orange carotene and yellow xanthophylls which helps in synthesis and storage. Leucoplasts are non-pigmented plastids...
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lutein and zeaxanthin, which are yellow or orange carotenoids known as xanthophylls. The different yolk's proteins have distinct roles. Phosvitins are important...
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pigments, some of which can be seen here through paper chromatography. Xanthophylls Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b Plants and various other groups of photosynthetic...
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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,...
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color comes from its content of lutein and zeaxanthin, which are yellow xanthophyll carotenoids, derived from the diet. Zeaxanthin predominates at the macula...
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carotenes and xanthophylls. Algae also use chlorophyll, but various other pigments are present, such as phycocyanin, carotenes, and xanthophylls in green algae...
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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...
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List of phytochemicals in food (section Xanthophylls)
Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...
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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...
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Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...
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Gamma-Carotene Delta-Carotene Lycopene Neurosporene Phytofluene Phytoene Xanthophylls: Canthaxanthin Cryptoxanthin Zeaxanthin Astaxanthin Lutein Rubixanthin...
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can be found primarily in the leaves, where different forms of lutein, xanthophyll and carotene are present (Table 2). Some carotenes are precursors of...
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Chromoplasts synthesize and store pigments such as orange carotene, yellow xanthophylls, and various other red pigments. As such, their color varies depending...
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