Key to Xenobiotic Carotenoids

A listing of carotenoids with heteroatoms (X = F, Cl, Br, I, Si, N, S, Se, Fe) directly attached to the carotenoid carbon skeleton has been compiled. The 178 listed carotenoids with C,H,X atoms demonstrate that the classical division of carotenoids into hydrocarbon carotenoids (C,H) and xanthophylls...

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Main Authors: Hans-Richard Sliwka, Vassilia Partali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/17/3/2877/