xanthophyll
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thumb|The characteristic color of egg yolk results from the presence of a xanthophyll pigment typical in color of lutein or zeaxanthin of the xanthophylls, a division of the carotenoids group. Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the other division is formed by the carotenes. The name is from Greek: (), meaning "yellow", and (), meaning "leaf"), due to their formation of the yellow band seen in early chromatography of leaf pigments.
Research
14,399 papers- Effect of xanthophyll-rich food and supplement intake on visual outcomes in healthy adults and those with eye disease: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials.Nutrition reviews · 2023
- Shedding light on the dark side of xanthophyll cycles.The New phytologist · 2021
- Why is Zeaxanthin the Most Concentrated Xanthophyll in the Central Fovea?Nutrients · 2020
- Lutein and Zeaxanthin and Their Roles in Age-Related Macular Degeneration-Neurodegenerative Disease.Nutrients · 2022
- A xanthophyll-derived apocarotenoid regulates carotenogenesis in tomato chromoplasts.Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Molecular structure
- Occurrence
- Example compounds
- Xanthophyll cycle
- Food sources
- References
- External links
thumb|The characteristic color of egg yolk results from the presence of a xanthophyll pigment typical in color of lutein or zeaxanthin of the xanthophylls, a division of the carotenoids group. Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the other division is formed by the carotenes. The name is from Greek: (), meaning "yellow", and (), meaning "leaf"), due to their formation of the yellow band seen in early chromatography of leaf pigments.
==Molecular structure== thumb|class=skin-invert-image|right|400px|The chemical structure of cryptoxanthin. Xanthophylls typically present oxygen as a [[hydroxyl group.]] right|thumb|130px|Thin layer chromatography is used to separate components of a plant extract, illustrating the experiment with plant pigments that gave chromatography its name. Plant xanthophylls form the bright yellow band next to the green.
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