Carotenoids In Nature: Biosynthesis, Regulation And Function (subcellular Biochemistry)
by Claudia Stange /
2016 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
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.
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.