[EN] Carotenoids are lipophilic isoprenoids with roles in photosynthesis and signaling. Dietary carotenoids are nutritionally relevant as precursors of retinoids (including vitamin A). These pigments also provide health ...
[EN] Carotenoids are lipophilic plastidial isoprenoids highly valued as nutrients and natural pigments. A correct balance of chlorophylls and carotenoids is required for photosynthesis and therefore highly regulated, making ...
Morelli, Luca; Paulisic, Sandi; Qin, Wenting; Iglesias-Sanchez; Roig-Villanova, Irma; Florez-Sarasa, Igor; RODRIGUEZ CONCEPCIÓN, M.; Martínez-García, J.F.(American Society of Plant Physiologists, 2021-08)
[EN] When growing in search for light, plants can experience continuous or occasional shading by other plants. Plant proximity causes a decrease in the ratio of R to far-red light (low R:FR) due to the preferential absorbance ...
Llorente, Briardo; Torres-Montilla, Salvador; Morelli, Luca; Florez-Sarasa, Igor; Matus, José Tomás; Ezquerro, Miguel; D'Andrea, Lucio; Houhou, Fakhreddine; Majer, Eszter; Picó Sirvent, María Belén; Cebolla Cornejo, Jaime; Troncoso, Adrian; Fernie, Alisdair R.; Daròs, José-Antonio; Rodriguez-Concepcion, Manuel(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020-09-01)
[EN] Plastids, the defining organelles of plant cells, undergo physiological and morphological changes to fulfill distinct biological functions. In particular, the differentiation of chloroplasts into chromoplasts results ...