part Part I: The Structural Properties, Characteristics, and Interactions of Carotenoids -- chapter 1 The Orange Carotenoid Protein of Cyanobacteria -- chapter 2 Carotenoids in Lipid Membranes -- chapter 3 Hydrophilic Carotenoids: Carotenoid Aggregates -- part Part II: Analytical Methodologies for the Measurement of Carotenoids -- chapter 4 The Use of NMR Detection of LC in Carotenoid Analysis -- chapter 5 Quantitative Methods for the Determination of Carotenoids in the Retina -- chapter 6 Application of Resonance Raman Spectroscopy to the Detection of Carotenoids -- part Part III: Applications of Spectroscopic Methodologies to Carotenoid Systems -- chapter 7 7Chapter Identi cation of Carotenoids in Photosynthetic Proteins: Xanthophylls of the Light Harvesting Antenna -- chapter 8 8Chapter Effects of Self-Assembled Aggregation on Excited States -- chapter 9 9Chapter Applications of EPR Spectroscopy to Understanding Carotenoid Radicals -- chapter 10 1Chapter 0 EPR Spin Labeling in Carotenoid–Membrane Interactions -- part Part IV: Chemical Breakdown of Carotenoids In Vitro and In Vivo -- chapter 11 1Chapter 1 Formation of Carotenoid Oxygenated Cleavage Products -- chapter 12 1Chapter 2 Thermal and Photochemical Degradation of Carotenoids -- part Part V: Antioxidant and Photoprotection Functions and Reactions Involving Singlet Oxygen and Reactive Oxygen Species -- chapter 13 1Chapter 3 The Functional Role of Xanthophylls in the Primate Retina -- chapter 14 1Chapter 4 Properties of Carotenoid Radicals and Excited States and Their Potential Role in Biological Systems -- chapter 15 1Chapter 5 Carotenoid Uptake and Protection in Cultured RPE -- chapter 16 1Chapter 6 The Carotenoids of Macular Pigment and Bisretinoid Lipofuscin Precursors in Photoreceptor Outer Segments -- part Part VI: Cell Culture Methods Applied to Understanding Carotenoid Recognition and Action -- chapter 17 1Chapter 7 Mechanisms of Intestinal Absorption of Carotenoids: Insights from In Vitro Systems -- chapter 18 1Chapter 8 Competition Effects on Carotenoid Absorption by Caco-2 Cells -- part Part VII: The Chemistry and Biochemistry of Carotene Oxidases, Cell Regulation, and Cancer -- chapter 19 1Chapter 9 Diverse Activities of Carotenoid Cleavage Oxygenases -- chapter 20 2Chapter 0 Oxidative Metabolites of Lycopene and Their Biological Functions -- chapter 21 2Chapter 1 Lycopene Oxidation, Uptake, and Activity in Human Prostate Cell Cultures -- chapter 22 2Chapter 2 Carotenoids as Modulators of Molecular Pathways Involved in Cell Profiliferation and Apoptosis -- part Part VIII: Carotenoids and Carotenoid Biochemistry in Animal Systems -- chapter 23 2Chapter 3 Control and Function of Carotenoid Coloration in Birds: Selected Case Studies -- chapter 24 2Chapter 4 Transport of Carotenoids by a Carotenoid-Binding Protein in the Silkworm -- chapter 25 Specific Accumulation of Lutein within the Epidermis of Butterfly Larvae.