Abstract
Among the mass pigments occurring in the plant kingdom, carotenoids are obviously the most widespread ones; not only all photosynthetic organisms contain carotenoids but also coloring of many fungi and bacteria are caused by these pigments. Carotenoids have many functions in plant life: they act as protective substances against intensive irradiation, they are accessory pigments in photosynthesis, they are attractants for animals in flowers and fruits, and they play a role in sexual reproduction of fungi, to mention only the most important functions.
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Rau, W. (1980). Blue Light-Induced Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Microorganisms. In: Senger, H. (eds) The Blue Light Syndrome. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67648-2_24
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