Carotenoids are essential for the survival of photosynthetic organisms. They function as light-
harvesting molecules and provide photoprotection. In this review, the molecular features …

This concise review describes the current status of research into how carotenoids function in
bacterial photosynthesis. This is illustrated by reference to very recent studies on both the …

In photosynthetic systems, carotenoids act as light-harvesting molecules and provide
photoprotection of the plant and bacterial species (Cogdell and Frank 1987; Siefermann …

The essential function of carotenoids in photosynthesis is to act as photoprotective agents,
preventing chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls from sensitizing harmful photodestructive …

Carotenoids are well-known as light-harvesting pigments. They also play important roles in
protecting the photosynthetic apparatus from damaging reactions of chlorophyll triplet states …

Carotenoids are ubiquitous and essential pigments in photosynthesis. They absorb in the
blue-green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the characterization of the carotenoids from E.
longus by modern techniques; the procedures are applicable to other carotenoids from …

Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments that absorb light in the spectral region in which
the sun irradiates maximally. These molecules transfer this energy to chlorophylls, initiating …

Carotenoids are essential pigments in natural photosynthesis. They absorb in the blue–
green region of the solar spectrum and transfer the absorbed energy to (bacterio-) …

Each of the twenty chapters in The Photochemistry of Carotenoids is written by leading
experts in the area of carotenoid research and gives a comprehensive overview of a …