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Carotenoids

Part of the book series: Chemische Reihe ((LMW/C,volume 23))

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Approximately twenty years ago, two extremely important books were published that brought together an immense amount of knowledge concerning the chemistry and biochemistry of carotenoid pigments. The first, Carotinoide, by Karrer and Jucker [1] appeared in 1948, and in Braude’s [2] excellent English translation, Carotenoids, in 1950. This book dealt primarily with the chemistry of carotenoids. In 1952, The Comparative Biochemistry of the Carotenoids by Goodwin [3] appeared, dealing with biochemical aspects of carotenoid pigments. The two books treated the functions of carotenoids quite differently. Karrer and Jucker [2] dealt with the function of carotenoids in plants very briefly and concluded that ‘All these investigations are still at a preliminary stage and further researches will be required in order to elucidate the importance of carotenoids in plants’. In addition, they also discussed the functions in animals as consisting of carotenoids acting as provitamins A and their role in the visual process. Goodwin on the other hand, approaching the subject from a biochemist’s point of view, was much more concerned about function, and devoted considerable space to this area. Although he was unable to generalize concerning the biological role of carotenoids, he felt that the ability to absorb light seems to be the common factor. Even so, in retrospect, we must agree with his conclusion that ‘with regard to formation and function (of carotenoids), knowledge is rudimentary’. Thus, he summarized most (if not all!) of the available data dealing with carotenoids functioning in photosynthesis, phototropism, photoreception and reproduction.

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