Carotenoids in Nature

Part I. Biosynthesis of Carotenoids

1. Carotenoid Distribution in Nature
Jennifer Alcaíno, Marcelo Baeza, Víctor Cifuentes

2. Biosynthesis of Carotenoids in Plants: Enzymes and Color
Carolina Rosas-Saavedra, Claudia Stange

3. Structures and Analysis of Carotenoid Molecules
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya

Part II. Regulation of Carotenoids Biosynthesis

4. Carotenoids and Photosynthesis
Hideki Hashimoto, Chiasa Uragami, Richard J. Cogdell

5. Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Photosynthetic Organs
Briardo Llorente

6. Regulation of Carotenoid Biosynthesis During Fruit Development
Joanna Lado, Lorenzo Zacarías, María Jesús Rodrigo

7. Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Daucus carota

Kevin Simpson, Ariel Cerda, Claudia Stange

8. Carotenoids in Microalgae
Vitalia Henríquez, Carolina Escobar, Janeth Galarza, Javier Gimpel

9. Apocarotenoids: A New Carotenoid-Derived Pathway
Juan Camilo Moreno Beltran, Claudia Stange

10. Plastids and Carotenoid Accumulation
Li Li, Hui Yuan, Yunliu Zeng, Qiang Xu

11. Evidence of Epigenetic Mechanisms Affecting Carotenoids
Jacobo Arango, Jesús Beltrán, Jonathan Nuñez, Paul Chavarriaga

Part III. Carotenoids for Human Health

12. Manipulation of Carotenoid Content in Plants to Improve Human Health
Enriqueta Alós, Maria Jesús Rodrigo, Lorenzo Zacarias

13. Modern Breeding and Biotechnological Approaches to Enhance Carotenoid Accumulation in Seeds
M. L. Federico, M. A. Schmidt

14. Carotenoids as a Source of Antioxidants in the Diet
Ana Augusta Odorissi Xavier, Antonio Pérez-Gálvez

15. Carotenoids in Adipose Tissue Biology and Obesity
M. Luisa Bonet, Jose A. Canas, Joan Ribot, Andreu Palou

16. Absorption of Carotenoids and Mechanisms Involved in Their Health-Related Properties
Braulio Cervantes-Paz, Claudia I. Victoria-Campos, José de Jesús Ornelas-Paz

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