Plastids are pivotal subcellular organelles that have evolved to perform specialized
functions in plant cells, including photosynthesis and the production and storage of …

The state of etiolation is generally defined by the presence of non-green plastids (etioplasts)
in plant tissues that would normally contain chloroplasts. In the commonly used dark-grown …

C4 photosynthesis is used by the most productive plants on the planet, and compared with
the ancestral C3 pathway, it confers a 50% increase in efficiency. In more than 60 C4 …

Background Membrane lipid composition associates closely with membrane stability and
fluidity under water stress. In this study, lipidomic analyses based on electrospray ionization …

Light triggers chloroplast differentiation whereby the etioplast transforms into a
photosynthesizing chloroplast and the thylakoid rapidly emerges. However, the sequence of …

For centuries, humans have cultivated cannabis for the pharmacological properties that
result from consuming its specialized metabolites, primarily cannabinoids and terpenoids …

Because carotenoids act as accessory pigments in photosynthesis, play a key
photoprotective role and are of major nutritional importance, carotenogenesis has been a …

C4 photosynthesis has evolved by repurposing enzymes found in C3 plants. Compared with
the ancestral C3 state, accumulation of C4 cycle proteins is enhanced. We used de …

The high-value carotenoid astaxanthin (3, 3′-dihydroxy-β, β-carotene-4, 4′-dione) is one
of the most potent antioxidants in nature. In addition to its large-scale use in fish farming, the …

The conversion of light energy to chemical energy by photosynthesis requires the concerted
action of large protein complexes in the thylakoid membrane. Recent work has provided …