Ninth International Symposium on Carotenoids, Kyoto, Japan, 20–25 May 1990
This conference is part of the Carotenoids series.
Preface
Marine carotenoids: recent progress
Recent progress in the synthesis of butenolide carotenoids and retinoids
Synthesis of optically active carotenoids: a review
Recent advances in the synthesis of achiral carotenoids
Recent progress in commercial retinoids and carotenoids
NMR of carotenoids: novel experimental techniques
Separation, identification, and quantification of carotenoids in fruits, vegetables and human plasma by high performance liquid chromatography
Xanthophylls as precursors of retinoids
Recent progress on carotenoid metabolism in animals
The biosynthesis of carotenoids: a progress report
Carotenoids in photosynthesis: structure and photochemistry
13C Magic angle spinning NMR evidence for a 15,15’-Z configuration of the spheroidene chromophore in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center; synthesis of 13C- and 2H-labelled spheroidenes
Carotenoids in photosynthesis: absorption, transfer and dissipation of light energy
Carotenoid metabolism as a preparation for function
Biological functions and activities of animal carotenoids
Recent progress in the medical applications of carotenoids
Acyclic retinoids and cancer chemoprevention
11-cis-retinal, a molecule uniquely suited for vision
Biochemical and photochemical analyses of retinal proteins in chicken cone cells