1st Edition
Biology, Chemistry and Applications of Apocarotenoids
Contents
Preface...............................................................................................................................................vii
About the Editors...............................................................................................................................ix
Contributors.......................................................................................................................................xi
Chapter 1 Biology and Chemistry of Apocarotenoids...................................................................1
Margarita Aguilar-Espinosa, Víctor Manuel Carballo-Uicab,
and Renata Rivera-Madrid
Chapter 2 Natural Sources of Apocarotenoids and Their Applications.......................................11
Jonathan Dzib-Cauich, Rosa Us-Camas, and Renata Rivera-Madrid
Chapter 3 Apocarotenoid Molecules Are Continuously Being
Discovered in all Taxa.................................................................................................41
Renata Rivera-Madrid and Siva Ramamoorthy
Chapter 4 Unravelling Apocarotenoid Biosynthesis Pathways: Transcriptomic
Tools for Gene Discovery............................................................................................59
David Chan-Rodriguez and Renata Rivera-Madrid
Chapter 5 Apocarotenoids: Natural Anti-Ageing Agents............................................................73
Leepica Kapoor and Siva Ramamoorthy
Chapter 6 An Approach to Vitamin A and Retinoids and Their Importance
in Human Health.........................................................................................................89
Víctor Manuel Carballo-Uicab, Rosa Us-Camas, and Renata Rivera-Madrid
Chapter 7 Epoxy Carotenoid and Its Importance: A review......................................................101
Hebron Kirubai Raj and Siva Ramamoorthy
Chapter 8 Anticarcinogenic Effect of Apocarotenoids..............................................................127
Yair Cárdenas-Conejo and Edith E. Uresti-Rivera
Chapter 9 An Overview of the Role of Abscisic Acid (ABA):
From Plants to Humans.............................................................................................149
Rosa Us-Camas, Margarita Aguilar-Espinosa, and Renata Rivera-Madrid
Chapter 10 C13 α-Ionol (Blumenol) Glycosides and C14 Mycorradicin:
Apocarotenoids Accumulating in Roots during the Arbuscular
Mycorrhizal Symbiosis.............................................................................................173
Michael H. Walter
Chapter 11 Strigolactones: Nutrient Stress Hormones Affecting Plant Development
and Biotic Interactions..............................................................................................189
Michael H. Walter
Index .................................................................................................................................... 213
Biography
Siva Ramamoorthy, Renata Rivera Madrid, C George Priya Doss
