Carotenoids, Vol. 4: Natural Functions /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Britton, George. (Editor), Liaaen-Jensen, Synnove. (Editor), Pfander, Hanspeter. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Carotenoids ; 4
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Special Molecules, Special Properties
  • Structure and Chirality
  • E/Z Isomers and Isomerization
  • Three-dimensional Structures of Carotenoids by X-ray Crystallography
  • Aggregation and Interface Behaviour of Carotenoids
  • Carotenoid-Protein Interactions
  • Carotenoid Radicals and Radical Ions
  • Structure and Properties of Carotenoid Cations
  • Excited Electronic States, Photochemistry and Photophysics of Carotenoids
  • Functions of Intact Carotenoids
  • Signal Functions of Carotenoid Colouration
  • Carotenoids in Aquaculture: Fish and Crustaceans
  • Xanthophylls in Poultry Feeding
  • Carotenoids in Photosynthesis
  • Functions of Carotenoid Metabolites and Breakdown Products
  • Cleavage of ?-Carotene to Retinal
  • Enzymic Pathways for Formation of Carotenoid Cleavage Products.