Carotenoids in photosynthesis

Richard J. Cogdell
1985 Pure and Applied Chemistry  
Wild-type photosynthetic organisms all contain carotenoids. These photosynthetic carotenoids are mainly packaged (together with the chlorophylls or bacteriochlorophylls) into specific pigment-protein complexes. This review lecture summarises the main types of photochemical reactions which carotenoids undergo in vitro and emphasises the organising role of the apoproteins, of these pigment-protein complexes, in controlling those reactions which are actually expressed in vivo. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
more » ... Carotenoids are essentially hydrophobic molecules and are typically found associated with photosynthetic membranes. However, they are not freely mobile within the liquid interior of these membranes, but are rather non-covalently bound to specific pigment-protein complexes. These complexes also usually contain chiorophylls or bacteriochlorophylls.
doi:10.1351/pac198557050723 fatcat:lqmh55o4anbxdc5xwedwaol7fa