The xanthophyll cycle - Molecular mechanism and physiological significance

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-212

  Latowski, Dariusz ^a,b   Grzyb, Joanna ^a   Strzałka, Kazimierz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Antheraxanthin; Lipocalin; Membrane properties; Molecular mechanism; Photoprotection; Significance; The xanthophyll cycle; Violaxanthin; Violaxanthin de epoxidase; Zeaxanthin; Zeaxanthin epoxidase

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 2942750229     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-004-0009-8     Document Type: Review

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