Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives

T Sun, S Rao, X Zhou, L Li - Molecular Horticulture, 2022 - Springer
Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …

The role of photosynthesis related pigments in light harvesting, photoprotection and enhancement of photosynthetic yield in planta

AJ Simkin, L Kapoor, CGP Doss, TA Hofmann… - Photosynthesis …, 2022 - Springer
Photosynthetic pigments are an integral and vital part of all photosynthetic machinery and
are present in different types and abundances throughout the photosynthetic apparatus …

[HTML][HTML] Vital roles of carotenoids in plants and humans to deteriorate stress with its structure, biosynthesis, metabolic engineering and functional aspects

P Swapnil, M Meena, SK Singh, UP Dhuldhaj… - Current Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are long conjugated isoprenoid molecules with over 1117 identified structures,
belongs to the class of hydrocarbons, involved in a range of biological processes in plants …

Antioxidant activity and healthy benefits of natural pigments in fruits: A review

W Lu, Y Shi, R Wang, D Su, M Tang, Y Liu… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Natural pigments, including carotenoids, flavonoids and anthocyanidins, determine the
attractive color of fruits. These natural pigments are essential secondary metabolites, which …

Light absorption and energy transfer in the antenna complexes of photosynthetic organisms

T Mirkovic, EE Ostroumov, JM Anna… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

Nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence quenching: mechanism and effectiveness in protecting plants from photodamage

AV Ruban - Plant physiology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We review the mechanism underlying nonphotochemical chlorophyll fluorescence
quenching (NPQ) and its role in protecting plants against photoinhibition. This review …

Transcriptional regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis in plants: so many regulators, so little consensus

L Stanley, YW Yuan - Frontiers in plant science, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In plants, the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway (CBP) is essential for the production of
photosynthetic and protective pigments, plant hormones, and visual/olfactory attractants for …

Photosynthetic pigments in diatoms

P Kuczynska, M Jemiola-Rzeminska, K Strzalka - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photosynthetic pigments are bioactive compounds of great importance for the food,
cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries. They are not only responsible for capturing solar …

Microalgae for high-value compounds and biofuels production: a review with focus on cultivation under stress conditions

G Markou, E Nerantzis - Biotechnology advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass as feedstock for biofuel production is an attracting alternative to
terrestrial plant utilization for biofuels production. However, today the microalgal cultivation …

Carotenoids and photosynthesis

H Hashimoto, C Uragami, RJ Cogdell - Carotenoids in nature …, 2016 - Springer
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-) …