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Carotenoid Structures and Lower Plant Phylogeny

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Carotenoids

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Recent progress on carotenoids of bacteria, fungi (including lichens), algae and mosses is reviewed. New structures, improved chemical and spectroscopic characterization of previously reported carotenoids and new chemotaxonomically important data on their distribution pattern are treated.

The phenomenon of endosymbiosis in algae implies that carotenoids in some cases may be unreliable chemotaxonomic parameters. Instead, carotenoids may be valuable tracers for probable endosymbiotic events in this group of organisms.

Improved analytical techniques have enabled characterization and identification of an increasing number of minor carotenoids in lower plants. Some of these have previously been considered as metabolic products in animals.

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Bjørnland, T. (1989). Carotenoid Structures and Lower Plant Phylogeny. In: Krinsky, N.I., Mathews-Roth, M.M., Taylor, R.F. (eds) Carotenoids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0849-2_2

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