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Carotenoids

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The Structure and Function of Plastids

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 23))

Carotenoid pigments provide fruit and flowers with distinctive red, orange and yellow colors and a number of aromas, which make them commercially important in agriculture, food manufacturing and the cosmetic industry. However, it is their roles in photosynthesis and nutrition that explain the absolute requirement for carotenoids in the survival of plants and animals alike. Carotenoids comprise a large family of over 600 members of isoprenoids (Britton et al., 2004).

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