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Pigments in Vegetables
Jeana Gross
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Hardback. BIC Classification: PSA. Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 1530.
Vegetables contain several classes of pigments: the green chlorophylls; the yellow, orange, and red carotenoids; the red, blue, or violet anthocyanins; andthered-violet betalains. Thisbookcoversthechlorophyllsandthecarot- enoids, the two chief classes of vegetable pigments, and is the first major compilationofthis kind. Structure, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods, in- cluding special methods adapted for certain vegetables, are discussed first, and are then followed by a discussion of physiological and biochemical as- pects, including location, biosynthesis, and biochemical changes during plant developmentand senescence. Both pigment classes have extremelyimportant biological functions. The chlorophylls are of paramount importance in photosynthesis. The carot- enoids, besides ... Read more
Vegetables contain several classes of pigments: the green chlorophylls; the yellow, orange, and red carotenoids; the red, blue, or violet anthocyanins; andthered-violet betalains. Thisbookcoversthechlorophyllsandthecarot- enoids, the two chief classes of vegetable pigments, and is the first major compilationofthis kind. Structure, physical and chemical properties, and analytical methods, in- cluding special methods adapted for certain vegetables, are discussed first, and are then followed by a discussion of physiological and biochemical as- pects, including location, biosynthesis, and biochemical changes during plant developmentand senescence. Both pigment classes have extremelyimportant biological functions. The chlorophylls are of paramount importance in photosynthesis. The carot- enoids, besides ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer US
Language
English
Condition
New
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780442006570
SKU
V9780442006570
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99-15
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