What does violaxanthin do in plants?

Our results demonstrate that the violaxanthin cycle specifically protects thylakoid membrane lipids against photooxidation. Part of this protection involves a mechanism other than quenching of singlet excited chlorophylls.

Is violaxanthin a carotenoid?

Violaxanthin is the dominant carotenoid that usually combines with chlorophyll a and apoprotein to form violaxanthin-chorophyll-a-binding protein (VCP) complexes in the thylakoids of chloroplast, and takes part in light harvesting [21,22].

Which chemical reaction during high intensity light converts violaxanthin to zeaxanthin?

Under strong illumination, xanthophyll violaxanthin is converted into zeaxanthin by lumenal enzyme violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE). VDE is activated by decrease in lumenal pH resulting from strong illumination; it dimerizes and associates with membrane, where substrate is found.

What light does violaxanthin absorb?

Violaxanthin exhibited heterogene- ity, having two populations with one absorbing at 497 nm (0-0), 460 nm (0-1), and 429 nm (0-2), and the other major pool absorbing at 488 nm (0-0), 452 nm (0-1), and 423 nm (0-2).

What color is Violaxanthin?

orange color
Violaxanthin is a natural xanthophyll pigment with an orange color found in a variety of plants, including pansies.

What color is Xanthophyll?

yellow
Xanthophyll (pronounced ZAN-tho-fill) – yellow. Carotene (pronounced CARE-a-teen) – gold, orange. Anthocyanin (pronounced an-tho-SIGH-a-nin) – red, violet, can also be bluish.

Is Neoxanthin a xanthophyll?

Neoxanthin belongs to the β-branch of xanthophylls: first, β-carotene is converted to zeaxanthin due to the hydroxylation reaction at C-3 of both rings and catalyzed by the enzyme β-carotene 3,3 -hydroxylase [27].

Why is violaxanthin yellow?

Acidic conditions stimulate the production of enzymes that convert a special xanthophyll known as zeaxanthin (which is yellow) into a new compound known as violaxanthin (which is orange) through the intermediate compound antheraxanthin.

What color is violaxanthin?

What color is chlorophyll B?

green
Chlorophyll b helps in photosynthesis by absorbing light energy. It is more soluble than chlorophyll a in polar solvents because of its carbonyl group. Its color is green, and it primarily absorbs blue light. In land plants, the light-harvesting antennae around photosystem II contain the majority of chlorophyll b.

What colour is carotene?

Carotenes are generally available in shades of yellow to yellow-orange but can also be found in orange or red shades. Carotenes offer excellent light, heat and pH stability.

Does xanthophyll absorb light?

Xanthophylls are yellow-brown pigments that absorb blue light.

How is violaxanthin converted to zeaxanthin in low light?

Under conditions of excess light, violaxanthin is de-epoxidized to zeaxanthin via the monoepoxide antheraxanthin due to the activation of violaxanthin de-epoxidase, a thylakoid lumen enzyme. Another enzyme, zeaxanthin epoxidase reverses the reaction in low light.

When is the violaxanthin cycle reversibly deepoxidized?

When light energy absorbed by plants becomes excessive relative to the capacity of photosynthesis, the xanthophyll violaxanthin is reversibly deepoxidized to zeaxanthin (violaxanthin cycle). The protective function of this phenomenon was investigated in a mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, npq1, that has no functional violaxanthin deepoxidase.

Is the npq4 mutant a normal violaxanthin cycle?

The npq4 mutant, which possesses a normal violaxanthin cycle but has a limited capacity of quenching singlet excited chlorophylls, was rather tolerant to lipid peroxidation.

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