Carotenoids in Nature : Biosynthesis, Regulation and Function / edited by Claudia Stange.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stange, Claudia, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Sub-cellular biochemistry 0306-0225 ; 79.

Sub-cellular biochemistry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life sciences.

Food--Biotechnology.

Food.

Proteins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

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Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

System Details:

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Summary:

This comprehensive, edited book explores carotenoids and their important functional roles in yeast, bacteria and plants and a profound exposition on the structures of carotenoid molecules, focusing in the first of three parts on the biosynthesis of carotenoids. The regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in photosynthesis as well as in plant, fruits, storage roots and algae is central to the second part, and discoveries about the function of carotenoids in human health feature in the third and final part. Many helpful illustrations, explanations, overviews and examples help to bring readers up to date on relevant themes including carotenogenic genes, carotenoids in fruits and metabolic engineering. The book explores where carotenoids are synthesized in nature, including in carrots and algae. Contributing expert authors examine enzyme functions and plant models, and analyze the structure of carotenoid molecules. The function of carotenoids in photosynthesis and in photosynthetic organs as well as during fruit ripening are then explored. A whole chapter is dedicated to the latest research on apocarotenoids and further chapters cover interesting and novel themes on plastid development and the epigenetic regulation that affects carotenoid synthesis in plants. The metabolic engineering of carotenoids that has been done in fruits, plants, and seeds is another area that readers can explore, along with evidences on the function of carotenoids in human nutrition, as antioxidants, as in the control of lipid metabolism and in the absorption of carotenoids. This is a highly informative and wide-ranging work which will update researchers in the field, as well as supporting students of plant physiology and biotechnology, as supplementary reading.

Contents:

Carotenoid Distribution In Nature

Biosynthesis Of Carotenoids In Plants: Colouring The Nature

Structures And Analysis Of Carotenoid Molecules

Carotenoids And Photosynthesis

Regulation Of Carotenoid Biosynthesis In Photosynthetic Organs

Regulation Of Carotenoid Biosynthesis During Fruit Development

Carotenoid Biosynthesis In Daucus Carota

Carotenoids In Microalgae

Apocarotenoids: A New Carotenoid-Derived Pathway

Plastids And Carotenoid Accumulation

Evidence Of Epigenetic Mechanisms Affecting Carotenoids

Manipulation Of Carotenoid Content In Plants To Improve Human Health

Carotenoid Biosynthesis In Seeds

Carotenoids As Source Of Antioxidants In The Diet

Carotenoids In Adipose Tissue Biology And Obesity

Absortion Of Carotenoids And Mechanisms Involved In Their Health-Related Properties.

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ISBN:

9783319391267

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