Carotenogenic response in photosynthetic organisms: a colorful story

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2017, Pages 31-47

  Solovchenko, Alexei ^a,b   Neverov, Konstantin ^a,c  

^a MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c BACH INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Carotenogenesis; Optical shielding; Photooxidative stress; Secondary carotenoids; Stress response

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ADAPTATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CAROTENOIDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 85014085216     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: 15735079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0358-y     Document Type: Review

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