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Diagram illustrating processes through which xanthophylls are protecting membranes against oxidative damage. Photo-related and dark processes are actively involved in protecting the retina, while only dark processes are assumed to be active in the protection of brain tissue. The broken rectangles indicate processes that are not yet fully confirmed as involved in protecting the eye retina and are included here as purported processes.
