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Paredes-López3* 1Fac. de Ciencias Químico Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Sin.; 2Centro de Productos Bióticos del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Yautepec, Mor.; 3Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Irapuato, Apdo. Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto. 36500, México Dr. F. J. Francis, Dept. Food Science, Chenoweth Lab, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................176 II. PIGMENTS IN GENERAL ..............................................................................................................176 A. Distribution ................................................................................................................................ 176 B. Classification ..............................................................................................................................176 1. By Their Origin .....................................................................................................................176 2. By the Chemcial Structure of the Chromophore ...................................................................176 3. By the Structural Characteristics of The Natural Pigments .................................................176 4. As Food Additives .................................................................................................................177 III. NATURAL PIGMENTS ................................................................................................................177 A. Distribution ..............................................................................................................................177 1. Tetrapyrrole Derivatives .......................................................................................................177 2. Isoprenoid Derivatives .........................................................................................................177 3. N-Heterocyclic Compounds Different from Tetrapyrroles ..................................................178 a. Purines .....................................................................................................................178 b. Pterins .....................................................................................................................178 c. Flavins ......................................................................................................................178 d. Phenazins .................................................................................................................180 e. Phenoxazines ...........................................................................................................180 f. Betalains ..................................................................................................................180 Downloaded by [Texas A&M University Libraries] at 15:28 09 January 2014 4. Benzopyran Derivatives .......................................................................................................180 5. Quinones ..............................................................................................................................182 6. Melanins ...............................................................................................................................182 B. Functions ..................................................................................................................................182 1. Tetrapyrrole Derivatives .......................................................................................................182 2. N-Heterocyclic Compounds Different from Tetrapyrroles ..................................................185 3. Benzopyran Derivatives .........................................................................................................185 a. Antioxidant ..............................................................................................................185 b. Color and Sexual Processes in Plants .....................................................................186 c. Photoprotection ..........................................................................................................186 *Corresponding author. 1040-8398/00/$.50 © 2000 by CRC Press LLC 173 d. Defense Mechanism in plants ...................................................................................187 e. Other Ecological Functions .....................................................................................188 f. Pharmacological Effects .............................................................................................189 4. Quinones ................................................................................................................................192 5. Iridoids ...................................................................................................................................193 6. Melanins ..............................................................................................................................193 C. Importance As Food Colorants ................................................................................................193 1. Reasons to Use Color Additives .........................................................................................193 2. Importance of Natural Colorants .........................................................................................194 D. Some Regulatory Aspects About Color Additives ..................................................................195 IV. SOME IMPORTANT PLANT PIGMENTS: CAROTENOIDS, ANTHOCYANINS, AND BETALAINS ..................................................................................................197 A. Carotenoids ...............................................................................................................................197 1. Definition ...............................................................................................................................197 2. Classification ..........................................................................................................................197 3. Distribution ...........................................................................................................................197 a. Higher Plants .............................................................................................................197 b. Algae .........................................................................................................................200