Contents

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Preface XI
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Tyndall-Blue Colors of Scattered Light 6
6. 2. Colors Arising from Interference 11
7. 3. Carotenoids 23
8. 4. Quinones 92
9. 5. Flavonoids: Anthocyans and Flavones 102
10. 6. Indole Pigments: Indigoids and Melanins 107
11. 7. Tetrapyrroles: Porphins and Bilins 125
12. 8. Flavins, Purines, and Pterins 172
13. 9. Some Other Nitrogenous, Metal-Bearing Biochromes 188
14. Appendix 205
15. Selected Bibliography 221
16. Index 223