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The Biochemistry and Nutrition of Carotenoids

Chemically, carotenoids consist of hydrocarbon chains that can be classified as xanthophylls and carotenes depending on the presence or absence of oxygen in the chain, respectively. Carotenoids are synthesised in plants in the plastids via the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate from the isopentenyl … Continue reading

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