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Carotenoids in nature: insights from plants and beyond

Carotenoids also play important roles in animals to avoid predation and reduce parasitism. For example, aphids (e.g. Acyrthosiphon pisum) are the first known animal to have acquired the carotenoid biosynthetic machinery to produce carotenoids such as torulene and dehydro-g, y-carotene, which provide a reddish colouration distinguished them from

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