Plant carotenoids: recent advances and future perspectives

T Sun, S Rao, X Zhou, L Li - Molecular Horticulture, 2022 - Springer
Carotenoids are isoprenoid metabolites synthesized de novo in all photosynthetic
organisms. Carotenoids are essential for plants with diverse functions in photosynthesis …

A global perspective on carotenoids: Metabolism, biotechnology, and benefits for nutrition and health

M Rodriguez-Concepcion, J Avalos, ML Bonet… - Progress in lipid …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic
organisms and some non-photosynthetic prokaryotes and fungi. With some notable …

Carotenoid metabolism in plants: the role of plastids

T Sun, H Yuan, H Cao, M Yazdani, Y Tadmor, L Li - Molecular plant, 2018 - cell.com
Carotenoids are indispensable to plants and critical in human diets. Plastids are the
organelles for carotenoid biosynthesis and storage in plant cells. They exist in various types …

Carotenoid metabolism in plants

N Nisar, L Li, S Lu, NC Khin, BJ Pogson - Molecular plant, 2015 - cell.com
Carotenoids are mostly C 40 terpenoids, a class of hydrocarbons that participate in various
biological processes in plants, such as photosynthesis, photomorphogenesis …

Plant apocarotenoids: from retrograde signaling to interspecific communication

JC Moreno, J Mi, Y Alagoz, S Al‐Babili - The Plant Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Carotenoids are isoprenoid compounds synthesized by all photosynthetic and some non‐
photosynthetic organisms. They are essential for photosynthesis and contribute to many …

Carotenoid metabolism and regulation in horticultural crops

H Yuan, J Zhang, D Nageswaran, L Li - Horticulture research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Carotenoids are a diverse group of pigments widely distributed in nature. The vivid yellow,
orange, and red colors of many horticultural crops are attributed to the overaccumulation of …

Synthesis and function of apocarotenoid signals in plants

X Hou, J Rivers, P León, RP McQuinn, BJ Pogson - Trends in plant science, 2016 - cell.com
In plants, carotenoids are essential for photosynthesis and photoprotection. However,
carotenoids are not the end products of the pathway; apocarotenoids are produced by …

Strigolactones, a novel carotenoid-derived plant hormone

S Al-Babili, HJ Bouwmeester - Annual review of plant biology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Strigolactones (SLs) are carotenoid-derived plant hormones and signaling molecules. When
released into the soil, SLs indicate the presence of a host to symbiotic fungi and root …

Carotenoid pigment accumulation in horticultural plants

AS Hermanns, X Zhou, Q Xu, Y Tadmor, L Li - Horticultural Plant Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Carotenoids are a group of widely distributed natural pigments. They give many horticultural
plants the bright red, orange, and yellow colors, as well as the aroma and flavor …

Apocarotenoids involved in plant development and stress response

A Felemban, J Braguy, MD Zurbriggen… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments synthesized by all photosynthetic organisms and
many heterotrophic microorganisms. They are equipped with a conjugated double-bond …