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Apocarotenoids are
organic compounds which occur widely in
living organisms. They are
derived from
carotenoids by
oxidative cleavage,
catalyzed by carotenoid...
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Peridinin is a light-harvesting
apocarotenoid, a
pigment ****ociated with
chlorophyll and
found in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting...
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Bixin is an
apocarotenoid found in the
seeds of the
achiote tree (Bixa orellana) from
which it
derives its name. It is
commonly extracted from the seeds...
- β-Cyclocitral (beta-cyclocitral) is an
apocarotenoid derived from the C7
oxidation of β-carotene. This
apocarotenoid has
revived interest due to its roles...
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Crocetin is a
natural apocarotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is
found in the
crocus flower together with its glycoside, crocin, and
Gardenia jasminoides...
- Bhat A,
Chrungoo NK, Kaul S (28
March 2017). "Functional
genomics of
apocarotenoids in saffron:
insights from chemistry,
molecular biology and therapeutic...
- Bixin, the
major apocarotenoid of annatto...
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Retinal (also
known as retinaldehyde) is a
polyene chromop****. Retinal,
bound to
proteins called opsins, is the
chemical basis of
visual phototransduction...
- The ionones, from gr**** ἴον ion "violet", are a
series of
closely related chemical substances that are part of a
group of
compounds known as rose ketones...
- Retinol, also
called vitamin A1, is a fat-soluble
vitamin in the
vitamin A
family that is
found in food and used as a
dietary supplement.
Retinol or other...
