基于类胡萝卜素着色的鸟类羽色多样性形成机制

薛泊宁, 张雁云, 董路

The formation and mechanism of plumage color diversity based on carotenoid pigmentation

Boning Xue, Yanyun Zhang, Lu Dong

图1 类胡萝卜素的化学结构与分类。(A)类胡萝卜素的两种端环: β-紫罗酮环与ε-紫罗酮环; (B)动物中6种具代表性的类胡萝卜素。修改自von Lintig等(2020)。

Fig. 1 Chemical structures and categories of carotenoids. (A) The chemical characteristics of two different end-groups: β-ionone ring and ε-ionone ring; (B) Six representative carotenoids in animals. Figure adapted from von Lintig et al,(2020).