Apocarotenoids are organic compounds which occur widely in living organisms. They are derived from carotenoids by oxidative cleavage, catalyzed by carotenoid...

Peridinin is a light-harvesting apocarotenoid, a pigment associated with chlorophyll and found in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting...

β-Cyclocitral (beta-cyclocitral) is an apocarotenoid derived from the C7 oxidation of β-carotene. This apocarotenoid has revived interest due to its roles...

Bixin is an apocarotenoid found in the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana) from which it derives its name. It is commonly extracted from the seeds...

Claire; Wood, Bryan R. (1997), "Total Synthesis of C31-Methyl Ketone Apocarotenoids 2: The First Total Synthesis of (3R)-Triophaxanthin" (PDF), Acta Chemica...

Bixin, the major apocarotenoid of annatto...

Bhat A, Chrungoo NK, Kaul S (28 March 2017). "Functional genomics of apocarotenoids in saffron: insights from chemistry, molecular biology and therapeutic...

Crocetin is a natural apocarotenoid dicarboxylic acid, a diterpenoid, and a branched-chain dicarboxylic acid. It was the first plant carotenoid to be...

The ionones, from greek ἴον ion "violet", are a series of closely related chemical substances that are part of a group of compounds known as rose ketones...

Retinol, also called vitamin A1, is a fat-soluble vitamin in the vitamin A family that is found in food and used as a dietary supplement. Retinol or other...

Retinal (also known as retinaldehyde) is a polyene chromophore. Retinal, bound to proteins called opsins, is the chemical basis of visual phototransduction...

its bitter taste, hay-like fragrance, and slight metallic notes, the apocarotenoid-rich saffron has been used as a seasoning, fragrance, dye, and medicine...

clover, and 5-deoxystrigol from Lotus japonicus. Strigolactones are apocarotenoids that are produced via the carotenoid pathway of plants. Strigolactones...

Claire; Wood, Bryan R. (1997). "Total Synthesis of C31-Methyl Ketone Apocarotenoids 2: The First Total Synthesis of (3R)-Triophaxanthin" (PDF). Acta Chemica...

Retinoic acid (simplified nomenclature for all-trans-retinoic acid) is a metabolite of vitamin A1 (all-trans-retinol) that is required for embryonic development...

Abscisic acid (ABA or abscisin II) is a plant hormone. ABA functions in many plant developmental processes, including seed and bud dormancy, the control...

carotenoids into a range of biologically important products, including apocarotenoids in plants that function as hormones, pigments, flavours, floral scents...

ε-caroten-8-one or 3,19,3'-trihydroxy-7,8-dihydro-β,ε-caroten-8-one 19-laurate Apocarotenoids β-Apo-2'-carotenal 3',4'-Didehydro-2'-apo-b-caroten-2'-al Apo-2-lycopenal...

metabolism in mammals, including man: formation, occurrence, and function of apocarotenoids". J Lipid Res. 54 (7): 1719–30. doi:10.1194/jlr.R039537. PMC 3679377...

Dehydroretinal (3,4-dehydroretinal) is a derivative metabolite of retinal belonging to the group of vitamin A2 as a retinaldehyde form, besides the endogenously...

Apocarotenal, or trans-β-apo-8'-carotenal, is a carotenoid found in spinach and citrus fruits. Like other carotenoids, apocarotenal plays a role as a precursor...

produced by both of mating type. Carotenoids are precursors of many apocarotenoids that contain very important sex-specific precursors, trisporic acid...

about 40% and a protein content of about 20%, as well as containing the apocarotenoids heterathin and ditaxin. "Azafran in Mexico". Chowhound. 2008. Retrieved...

Maier D, Scherzinger D, Avalos J, Al-Babili S (November 2008). "Novel apocarotenoid intermediates in Neurospora crassa mutants imply a new biosynthetic...

Maier D, Scherzinger D, Avalos J, Al-Babili S (November 2008). "Novel apocarotenoid intermediates in Neurospora crassa mutants imply a new biosynthetic...

Pérez JA, Gómez-Gómez L (October 2004). "Glucosylation of the saffron apocarotenoid crocetin by a glucosyltransferase isolated from Crocus sativus stigmas"...

Food orange 7, the ethyl ester of beta-apo-8'-carotenic acid, is a carotenoid with an orange-red color. It is found in small quantities in some plants...