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It is well known, that carotenoids serve as light-harvesting pigments and protect the photosynthetic apparatus against photooxidative damage. Within the thylakoid membranes of higher plants carotenoids show a distinct pattern in their distribution among the antenna and reaction centre complexes (1). This specific association of the different carotenoids is not well understood with respect to their function in photosynthesis.
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Damm, I., Steinmetz, D., Grimme, L.H. (1990). Multiple Functions of β-Carotene in Photosystem I. In: Baltscheffsky, M. (eds) Current Research in Photosynthesis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0511-5_359
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