Biochemical aspects of carotene desaturation and cyclization in chromoplast membranes from Narcissus pseudonarcissus

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1. Preface; in memoriam O. Isler
2. Reflections on carotenoid synthesis
3. Recent progress in carotenoid and retinoid synthesis
4. HPLC and SFC of carotenoids: Scope and limitations
5. Conventional and specially designed carotenoids: Synthesis, optical properties and conductivity
6. Synthesis of isotopically labelled carotenoids: Investigations on structure and function of carotenoproteins at the atomic level
7. Carotenoproteins: Advances in structure determination
8. Rhodopsins containing 6- to 9-membered rings. The triggering process of visual transduction
9. Isomerization reactions of retinoids in the visual system
10. Retinoids in oncology: Experimental and clinical aspects
11. The biological properties of carotenoids
12. Absorption, transport and metabolism of carotenoids in humans
13. Recent advances in clinical research involving carotenoids
14. The chemoprevention of cancer by dietary carotenoids: Studies in mouse and human cells
15. Carotenoids: Nature’s unique pigments for light and energy processing
16. Carotenoids as accessory light-harvesting pigments
17. Biochemical aspects of carotene desaturation and cyclization in chromoplast membranes from Narcissus pseudonarcissus
18. Production of carotenoids by recombinant DNA technology
19. Regulation of carotenoid biosynthesis genes during plant development
20. Developments in world aquaculture, feed formulations and role of carotenoids
21. Glossary of terms used in physical organic chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)