Infodoc : Sciences, Techniques et Culture

PART I The Structural Properties, Characteristics, and Interactions of Carotenoids
Chapter 1 The Orange Carotenoid Protein of Cyanobacteria
Chapter 2 Carotenoids in Lipid Membranes
Chapter 3 Hydrophilic Carotenoids: Carotenoid Aggregates
PART II Analytical Methodologies for the Measurement of Carotenoids
Chapter 4 The Use of NMR Detection of LC in Carotenoid Analysis
Chapter 5 Quantitative Methods for the Determination of Carotenoids in the Retina

PART I The Structural Properties, Characteristics, and Interactions of Carotenoids
Chapter 1 The Orange Carotenoid Protein of Cyanobacteria
Chapter 2 Carotenoids in Lipid Membranes
Chapter 3 Hydrophilic Carotenoids: Carotenoid Aggregates
PART II Analytical Methodologies for the Measurement of Carotenoids
Chapter 4 The Use of NMR Detection of LC in Carotenoid Analysis
Chapter 5 Quantitative Methods for the Determination of Carotenoids in the Retina
Chapter 6 Application of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy to the Detection of Carotenoids ln Vivo
PART III Applications of Spectroscopic Methodologies to Carotenoid Systems
Chapter 7 Identification of Carotenoids in Photosynthetic Proteins: Xanthophylls of the Light Harvesting Antenna
Chapter 8 Effects of Self-Assembled Aggregation on Excited States
Chapter 9 Applications of EPR Spectroscopy to Understanding Carotenoid Radicals
Chapter 10 EPR Spin Labeling in Carotenoid-Membrane Interactions
PART IV Chemical Breakdown of Carotenoids ln Vitro and In Vivo
Chapter 11 Formation of Carotenoid Oxygenated Cleavage Products
Chapter 12 Thermal and Photochemical Degradation of Carotenoids
PART V Antioxidant and Photoprotection Functions and Reactions Involving Singlet Oxygen and Reactive Oxygen Species
Chapter 13 The Functional Role of Xanthophylls in the Primate Retina
Chapter 14 Properties of Carotenoid Radicals and Excited States and Their Potential Role in Biological Systems
Chapter 15 Carotenoid Uptake and Protection in Cultured RPE
Chapter 16 The Carotenoids of Macular Pigment and Bisretinoid Lipofuscin Precursors in Photoreceptor Outer Segments
PART VI Cell Culture Methods Applied to Understanding Carotenoid Recognition and Action
Chapter 17 Mechanisms of Intestinal Absorption of Carotenoids: Insights from ln Vitro Systems
Chapter 18 Competition Effects on Carotenoid Absorption by Caco-2 Cells
PART VII The Chemistry and Biochemistry of Carotene
Chapter 19 Diverse Activities of Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases
Chapter 20 Oxidative Metabolites of Lycopene and Their Biological Functions
Chapter 21 Lycopene Oxidation, Uptake, and Activity in Human Prostate Cell Cultures
Chapter 22 Carotenoids as Modulators of Molecular Pathways Involved in Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis
Paola Palozza, Assunta Catalano, and Rossella Simone
PART VIII Carotenoids and Carotenoid Biochemistry in Animal Systems
Chapter 23 Control and Function of Carotenoid Coloration in Birds: Selected Case Studies
Chapter 24 Transport of Carotenoids by a Carotenoid-Binding Protein in the Silkworm
Chapter 25 Specific Accumulation of Lutein within the Epidermis of Butterfly Larvae