Carotenoids

Abby J. Cuttriss; Christopher I. Cazzonelli; Eleanore T. Wurtzel; Barry J. Pogson

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-386479-6.00005-6

Carotenoids

Abby J. Cuttriss, Christopher I. Cazzonelli, Eleanore T. Wurtzel, Barry J. Pogson

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Carotenoid pigments provide fruits and flowers with distinctive red, orange and yellow colours as well as a number of aromas, which make them commercially important in agriculture, food, health and the cosmetic industries. Carotenoids comprise a large family of C40 polyenes that are critical for the survival of plants and animals alike. ÃŸ-carotene and its derivatives contain unmodified ÃŸ-ionone groups, which serve as precursors for vitamin A and are therefore essential dietary components for mammals. Significant progress has been made towards producing staple food crops with elevated provitamin A carotenoids, an important first step in alleviating worldwide vitamin A deficiency. Recent insights into the regulatory processes that control carotenoid composition and content may further advance biofortification projects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biosynthesis of Vitamins in Plants. Part A, Vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5
Editors	Fabrice Rébeillé, Roland Douce
Place of Publication	U.K.
Publisher	Academic Press
Pages	1-36
Number of pages	36
ISBN (Print)	9780123864796
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-386479-6.00005-6
Publication status	Published - 2011

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