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A.R. Reddy <strong>and</strong> A.S. Raghavendra<br />

Figure 3.<br />

Photo-regulation <strong>of</strong> xanthophyll cycle in plant cells<br />

In addition, the light-regulated interconversion <strong>of</strong> photoprotective pigments<br />

like carotenoids confer a selective advantage under natural environment characterized<br />

by rapid changes in growth light intensity associated with other environmental constraints.<br />

Sun-acclimated leaves showed rapid increase in xanthophyll cycle-dependent<br />

energy dissipation compared to shade leaves. The sun leaves typically exhibited larger<br />

pool sizes <strong>of</strong> xanthophyll cycle pigments as well as their greater ability to convert this<br />

pool to antheraxanthine <strong>and</strong> zeaxanthine rapidly under high light (Bjorkman <strong>and</strong> Demmig-<br />

Adams, 1994). A large group <strong>of</strong> non-photosynthetic pigments including flavonoids<br />

(C 6<br />

-C 3<br />

-C 6<br />

types) <strong>and</strong> the closely related anthocyanins (flavylium C 6<br />

-C 3<br />

-C 6+<br />

types) <strong>and</strong><br />

betacyanins which are known for their screening out incoming visible <strong>and</strong> UV-radiations<br />

are reported to dissipate excess photon energy (Torel et al., 1986; Yutang et al.,<br />

1990; Winkel-Shirley, 2002; Edreva, 2005b). The antioxidant <strong>and</strong> ROS-scavenging ability<br />

<strong>of</strong> these non-photosynthetic pigments can protect the plant from photooxidative<br />

stress.

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