Carotenoids represent a large class of terpenoids characterized by an extensively
conjugated polyene chain. The conjugation system imparts carotenoids with excellent light …

Key message Plants respond to environmental challenges by producing reactive species
such as ROS and RNS, which play critical roles in signaling pathways that lead to …

Changing Form and Function through Carotenoids and Synthetic Biology | Plant Physiology |
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Carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection in photosynthetic
organisms and beneficial for human health. Apocarotenoids derived from carotenoid …

Processive DNA synthesis by the αεθ core of the Escherichia coli Pol III replicase requires it
to be bound to the β2 clamp via a site in the α polymerase subunit. How the ε proofreading …

There is a current worldwide interest in finding new and safe antioxidants from natural
sources. Algae can biosynthesize, metabolize, accumulate and secrete a great diversity of …

Continuous discoveries in plant and crop physiology have resulted in an abundance of new
information since the publication of the second edition of the Handbook of Plant and Crop …

The net amounts of carotenoids accumulating in plant tissues are determined by the rates of
biosynthesis and degradation. While biosynthesis is rate-limited by the activity of …

Plants, algae and cyanobacteria need to regulate photosynthetic light harvesting in
response to the constantly changing light environment. Rapid adjustments are required to …

Elucidation of the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway has enabled altering the composition and
content of carotenoids in various plants, but to achieve desired nutritional impacts, the …