title: Carotenoid synthesis: retrospect and recent progress.
abstract: Carotenoid synthesis during the past approximately 30 years is summarized. Total syntheses of peridinin, fucoxanthin and halocynthiaxanthin, and biomimetic total syntheses of mytiloxanthin, crassostreaxanthin B, capsanthin, capsorubin, cucurbitaxanthin A, cycloviolaxanthin and capsanthin 3,6-epoxide are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry for Life Science, Kobe Pharmaceutical University, 4-19-1, Motoyamakita, Higashinada, Kobe 658-8558, Japan. ma_yoshi@kobepharma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamano
authors.forename: Chisato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tode
authors.forename: Akimori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D010777:Photochemistry
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids