Kun Peng Jia 2019 (IMAGE)

King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST)

Kun Peng Jia 2019

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Carotenoids are pigment compounds that are found in all plants. They play a key role in photosynthesis and production of hormones and metabolites. The chemical structures of betacarotene (above) and anchorene (below) are shown.

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