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Entry
CB000038                                                            
Name
Violaxanthin xanthophyll cycle
Source organisms  
Green algae and higher plants (Ref.632)
Starting material
CA00328: Zeaxanthin
Final product
CA00416: Violaxanthin
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References
  • Ref.470 : Esteban R1, Jiménez ET, Jiménez MS, Morales D, Hormaetxe K, Becerril JM, García-Plazaola JI., Tree Physiol. 2007 Oct;27(10):1407-14., "Dynamics of violaxanthin and lutein epoxide xanthophyll cycles in Lauraceae tree species under field conditions."
  • Ref.632 : Miriam Zigman, Zvy Dubinsky and David Iluz, Applied Photosynthesis 2012, ISBN: 978-953-51-0061-4, "The Xanthophyll Cycle in Aquatic Phototrophs and Its Role in the Mitigation of Photoinhibition and Photodynamic Damage "
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