Tetraterpenes or Carotenoids
Tetraterpenes or Carotenoids
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DOI：
10.1007/978-1-4615-4913-0_26
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发表时间：
1998
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通讯作者：
D. Seigler
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作者：
D. Seigler
类胡萝卜素存在于所有植物、细菌和真菌中，可能是所有天然色素中分布最广泛的；它们参与许多基本过程，如光合作用和哺乳动物的视觉。这些高度不饱和的脂类也可用作植物中的营养色素、花色素和水果色素，以及鸟类羽毛、昆虫外部以及鱼和其他动物皮肤中的色素(Britton，1976,1983；Bucheker，1982；Kayser，1982)。
Carotenoids, which occur in all plants, bacteria, and fungi, are probably the most widely distributed of all natural pigments; they are involved in many fundamental processes such as photosynthesis and mammalian vision. These highly unsaturated lipids also serve as vegetative, floral, and fruit pigments in plants and as pigments in the feathers of birds, outer parts of insects, as well as the skins of fish and other animals (Britton, 1976, 1983; Buchecker, 1982; Kayser, 1982).