The xanthophyll violaxanthin is converted to zeaxanthin (via the intermediate antheraxanthin) whenever chloroplasts absorb excess light. Zeaxanthin acts as a key facilitator of the dissipation of ...
It also contains neoxanthin and violaxanthin, which give spinach anti-inflammatory properties. People with a history of ...
Highly damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by a wide variety of factors in plants. High light can result in photo-oxidative damage when ROS generated during photosynthesis exceed that ...