Advances in Carotenoid Metabolism
A special issue of Metabolites (ISSN 2218-1989).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 48
Special Issue Editor
Interests: metabolism; HPLC; analytical techniques; spectroscopy; photosynthesis; carotenoids; terpenoids; H2 production; protein biochemistry; microbial biotechnology; synthetic biology; enzymology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments synthesized in plants and microorganisms. In plants, carotenoids are synthesized and stored in plastids. They are mainly accumulated in the chromoplast of brightly colored fruits and vegetables. In chloroplasts, carotenoids play essential roles in photosynthesis and act as photoprotectors. As well as playing a central role in plants, these pigments can display anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and regulate different cellular biological functions, and some can serve as vitamin A precursors, i.e., provitamin A carotenoids in vertebrate organisms. They are absorbed mainly in the small intestine through several transporters; their uptake mechanisms in the intestine, liver, and retinal pigment epithelium share some similarities and some differences. Carotenoid cleavage products, i.e., apocarotenoids, serve as signal molecules in plants and animals. Thanks to major improvements and advancements in analytical experiments and bioinformatics, we can now fill in some of the knowledge gaps in carotenoid metabolism. The objective of this Special Issue of Metabolites, “Advances on Carotenoid Metabolism”, is to focus on current advances in the field of carotenoid biology and cultivate interest in carotenoid metabolism in plants and mammalian organisms.
Prof. Dr. Robin Ghosh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- carotenoids
- metabolism
- systems biology
- nutrigenomics
- apocarotenoids
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