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. 2012 Aug 10;7(8):e42196. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042196

Figure 1. Carotenoid biosynthesis in plants and green algae.

Figure 1

Geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate, phytoene, and phytofluene are all colorless compounds. Colored carotenoids include ζ-carotene and all carotenoids downstream. Xanthophylls include zeaxanthin, antheraxanthin, violaxanthin, neoxanthin, lutein, and loroxanthin (found in C. reinhardtii).