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Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are
yellow pigments that
occur widely in
nature and form one of two
major divisions of the
carotenoid group; the...
- is one of the most
common carotenoids in nature, and is used in the
xanthophyll cycle.
Synthesized in
plants and some micro-organisms, it is the pigment...
- "yellow") is a
xanthophyll and one of 600
known naturally occurring carotenoids.
Lutein is
synthesized only by plants, and like
other xanthophylls is found...
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pigments (in
order of
increasing polarity): Carotene: an
orange pigment Xanthophyll: a
yellow pigment Phaeophytin a: a gray-brown
pigment Phaeophytin b:...
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grains to
whiten the
flour by
removing the
yellow colour pigment called xanthophyll. It
whitens the flour,
which is used in the
baking industry.
Usual flour...
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formed as a
byproduct of bleaching.
While it is a
minor product of
xanthophyll oxidation,
there is no
evidence that
trace amounts of
alloxan formed...
- heat
through the
xanthophyll cycle.
Violaxanthin and
zeaxanthin are
carotenoid molecules within the
chloroplasts called xanthophylls.
Under normal conditions...
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their derivates) Carotenes:
alpha and beta carotene, lycopene,
rhodopsin Xanthophylls: canthaxanthin, zeaxanthin,
lutein Proteinaceous: phytochrome, phycobiliproteins...
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chromatography of some
spinach leaf
extract shows the
various pigments present in
their chloroplasts:
yellowish xanthophylls,
greenish chlorophylls a and b....
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Fucoxanthin is a
xanthophyll, with
formula C42H58O6. It is
found as an
accessory pigment in the
chloroplasts of
brown algae and most
other heterokonts...
